great pleasure

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandpleasure

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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pleasure
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpleʒ.ər/us
/ˈpleʒ.ɚ/
enjoyment, happiness, or satisfaction, or something that ...
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(Definition ofgreatandpleasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgreat pleasure

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It should also be said immediately that the book givesgreatpleasure: it is elegant, beautifully written, erudite and morally concerned.
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I myself feel fortunate in having had thegreatpleasureof his company on a number of occasions.
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He has a different mind, he has a powerful mind, and interacting with him was agreatpleasure.
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His prose style is flexible, limpid, and agreatpleasureto read.
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As editor, it is agreatpleasureto work with our authors to present excellent seed research, written and edited in the best fashion possible.
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I met women who had worked in the same families for 10 to 20 years and talked withgreatpleasureabout that time.
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In addition to its scientific importance, the book is visually most attractive and agreatpleasureto browse through.
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This leads to high quality papers that are almost without exception agreatpleasureto read.
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A thank-you that is accompanied by a little gift givesgreatpleasure.
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She takesgreatpleasurein shocking those around her by way of the many tasks she accomplishes in the dark, such as rearranging rooms.
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All participants frequently reported in their log books that both children and teachers worked with this method withgreatpleasure.
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On the other hand, many of those who had joined gainedgreatpleasurefrom the social and leisure activities.
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He is simply one of the best, and people who don't know his music are missing a verygreatpleasure.
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Antique sculptures had given himgreatpleasure, and he spoke of them with deep enthusiasm.
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It has been agreatpleasureto work with the editorial board and book review editors, with authors and referees, to pursue the best academic writing on the region.
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It is agreatpleasureto rejoin him again.
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It is agreatpleasureto welcome him here.
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I shall havegreatpleasure, this weekend, in passing on that approval to my family.
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I takegreatpleasurein the further cut in national insurance contributions, which will help employers with small businesses.
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It is agreatpleasureto speak in the debate because it concerns one of the most important issues facing the country.
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