great sympathy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreatandsympathy
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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sympathy
noun
uk/ˈsɪm.pə.θi/us/ˈsɪm.pə.θi/
(an expression of) understanding and care for someone ...
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(Definition ofgreatandsympathyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I havegreatsympathyfor such pleas, as you may also have, but the solution is not easy, and has at least four aspects.
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The suffering of the soldiers attributed to the incompetence of their superiors gained themgreatsympathy.
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Democratic theorists who value inclusive politics should view these tactics - which are necessarily strategic and non-deliberative, but still thoroughly entwined in public discourse - withgreatsympathy.
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I havegreatsympathyfor colleagues who are criticising the timetable, as distinct from the substance of what we do.
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As he knows, his speeches arousegreatsympathy.
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I havegreatsympathywith the point of view which he was expressing.
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I have listened withgreatsympathyto three cases put before me today, all argued in a most reasonable spirit.
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I havegreatsympathywith the claims of the teachers today.
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I havegreatsympathywith the idea of a greater reward for greater effort.
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I havegreatsympathyfor consumers who have experienced difficulties in this respect, and understand the worry and inconvenience that such occurrences can cause.
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I am glad to think, however, that such action is taken only with great reluctance and exercised withgreatsympathy.
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I havegreatsympathywith what he said.
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I havegreatsympathywith it, but my difficulty is that it is not perfectly certain what a show card is.
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I, personally, listened withgreatsympathyindeed to his remarks about the bad years of unemployment.
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I have verygreatsympathywith the position of junior doctors in hospitals.
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I think he brought to that high office great diligence, high intellectual gifts, wide vision, and agreatsympathy.
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I have verygreatsympathyfor people in such a position.
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I havegreatsympathywith those who say we want this money to go to the small chaps as well as the bigger chaps.
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I always havegreatsympathywith the unemployed, especially those genuinely seeking work.
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