astonishing variety

collocation in English

meaningsofastonishingandvariety

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astonishing
adjective
uk
/əˈstɒn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/us
/əˈstɑː.nɪ.ʃɪŋ/
very ...
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variety
noun
uk
/vəˈraɪ.ə.ti/us
/vəˈraɪ.ə.t̬i/
the characteristic of often changing and ...
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(Definition ofastonishingandvarietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are all capable of producing anastonishingvarietyof complex sounds by physical means, with no particular expertise or knowledge of acoustics or physics.
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Many materials in common use are derived from the unlikely combination of ingredients from anastonishingvarietyof different sources.
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They are all, in their own way, of outstanding beauty, and provide anastonishingvarietyof scenery.
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Theastonishingvarietyof subjects which we consider is a tribute to the diversity of subjects that are permissible in the debate.
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There is anastonishingvarietyof agencies both statutory and voluntary which provide evidence of good and expert practice.
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They certainly provide anastonishingvariety.
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For an island so far north, 164 species constitutes anastonishingvarietyof plant life.
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This is an appropriate image, seeing as both the family and the genus are known for theirastonishingvarietyand diversity of flowers and leaves.
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The inverse scattering method has had anastonishingvarietyof generalizations and applications in different areas of mathematics and physics.
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For the first time, customers could buy anastonishingvarietyof goods, all in one place, and shopping became a popular leisure activity.
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