great uncertainty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreatanduncertainty
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great
adjective
uk/ɡreɪt/us/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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uncertainty
noun[C or U]
uk/ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/us/ʌnˈsɝː.tən.ti/
a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known ...
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(Definition ofgreatanduncertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofgreat uncertainty
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Since there isgreatuncertainty, it is difficult to say how realistic this scenario is.
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Belated mobilisation of the ruling party and state apparatus challenged this perception and createdgreatuncertainty.
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In a world ofgreatuncertaintyand high risk choices, this is an intelligent response.
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Rather, operating in situations ofgreatuncertainty, voters use heuristics provided by the political context in which the referendum occurs.
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Counselling older adults emotional support at a time ofgreatuncertaintyand vulnerability and so enhance quality of life.
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These majority systems had produced multi-party systems and coalition governments, as well asgreatuncertainty as to the optimal strategies for winning elections.
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This was a time of unprecedented political mass mobilization, of unbound promise as well asgreatuncertainty, when a whole generation of new political leaders was made.
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The ensemble's restrained sound seemed to indicate that they were also experiencinggreatuncertaintyabout this experiment.
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It reflects the fact that high stakes, polity-shaping referendums occur in contexts ofgreatuncertainty that encourage - indeed virtually force - voters to employ heuristic devices when deciding how to vote.
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However, there is stillgreatuncertainty, even among people who are working on the development of openly acknowledged priorities, about how to use these principles in practice.
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There is agreatuncertaintyabout the future rates of dependency, especially as average life expectancy increases.
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In fact, conditional variance moves up and down during economic recessions, reflecting thegreatuncertaintyof these periods.
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In particular, around the beginning of recessions, volatility rises substantially, reflectinggreatuncertainty associated with these periods, while expected return falls, anticipating a decline in earnings.
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In particular, around the beginning of recessions, expected returns decrease, anticipating a decline in earnings, and volatility increases substantially, reflectinggreatuncertaintyassociated with these periods.
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There is stillgreatuncertaintysurrounding compensation for the losses incurred.
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There is also verygreatuncertaintyabout the institutional conditions.
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So for that reason there isgreatuncertainty, which makes the subject all the more difficult.
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Thegreatuncertaintyabout transport issues was reflected in the by-elections.
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There isgreatuncertaintyin this matter, which should be clarified as soon as possible.
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They depend on a large number of factors and are subject togreatuncertainty.
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