immense potential

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immense
adjective
uk
/ɪˈmens/us
/ɪˈmens/
extremely large in size ...
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potential
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, ...
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(Definition ofimmenseandpotentialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This technique hasimmensepotentialfor monitoring changes in the sub-surface environment.
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In addition, the sector has animmensepotentialfor expanded output and employment, which are important for the economy as a whole.
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The technically improved methodology developed in this study hasimmensepotentialin that it is relatively simple and needs no sophisticated equipment.
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In two sub-disciplines of social history, however, theimmensepotentialof this untapped line of inquiry has become evident.
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The company hasimmensepotentialand is exciting to watch partly for the anticipation of following many more years of their creativity.
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This is an idea ofimmensepotential.
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That vast population, with itsimmensepotentialresources, is now another new factor in international affairs.
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In all this examination we should never forget that we haveimmensepotentialadvantages.
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Clearly, there is both vast waste andimmensepotentialin the huge open areas that now exist between the railway and the sea.
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There has also been a failure to exploit theimmensepotentialof primary care.
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The purpose of the regulations is to promote stem cell research, which hasimmensepotentialto relieve the suffering of many people in this country.
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There is a need for further development of crops such as borage and evening primrose, which haveimmensepotential.
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Immensepotentialexists in the changeover to digital transmission.
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We are in a situation ofimmensepotentialdanger.
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She cannot afford to throw away the advantage of thisimmensepotential.
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In the event of betting in the streets becoming legalised there would be animmensepotentialvalue in the pitches.
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First, there areimmensepotentialbenefits from allowing the research to go ahead, particularly for those suffering from dreadful chronic diseases.
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The fact that the balance between supply and demand in housing is changing is ofimmensepotentialsignificance.
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If constructed, it would be a public work of great size andimmensepotential, not just for the present but for well into the future.
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Of course, the new technology hasimmensepotential, and those who are going to operate it will have great influence and power in our society.
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