heroic measure

collocation in English

meaningsofheroicandmeasure

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heroic
adjective
uk
/hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/us
/hɪˈroʊ.ɪk/
very brave ...
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measure
noun
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ər/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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(Definition ofheroicandmeasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We are dealing with a limited and not veryheroicmeasure.
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I do not know whether we should do that; it would be a prettyheroicmeasure.
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It is not aheroicmeasure.
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The problem of dispersion was always in the foreground in the present research, and heroic measures were necessary to deal with it.
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Great evils have to be dealt with by heroic measures.
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We cannot settle this question by heroic measures.
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The situation in the country calls for nothing less than heroic measures, but we sit too long here and say too much.
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In that position, only heroic measures were possible or would be useful.
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I reject the view that you could deal with this problem of prices or profiteering by such heroic measures as hanging the profiteer.
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They are quite incapable of redeeming that pledge by any large and heroic measures.
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It so often happens that little action is necessary to deal with something at the start which, if neglected, later demands heroic measures.
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They note that heroic measures are necessary, but where are the heroes?
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The time has come for heroic measures.
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Heroic measures are often taken in cases of grave injury or illness, as a last-ditch attempt to save life, limb, or eyesight.
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He had given specific orders not to perform heroic measures to keep him alive.
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Also, advances in technology have decreased the probability of developing a dense corneal leucoma, such as chemotherapy, antibiotics, and the avoidance of heroic measures of therapy.
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