immense power
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimmenseandpower
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immense
adjective
uk/ɪˈmens/us/ɪˈmens/
extremely large in size ...
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power
noun
uk/paʊər/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofimmenseandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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His work and live performances illustrate theimmensepowerof pure sound.
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There are many people withimmensepowerover the youngsters in their care—immensepowerto do good or evil.
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They haveimmensepowerwith no responsibility.
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They haveimmensepowerof organisation.
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We are worried about theimmensepowerof patronage involved.
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Moreover, these housing management commissions will haveimmensepowerlocally.
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See what animmensepowerthat puts in his hands!
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That will give the larger unionsimmensepower.
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It is true that miners haveimmensepower.
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The unions have today rightly achievedimmensepowerand position.
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Look at theimmensepowerhe will have.
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They are ofimmensepowerfor good or evil.
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Many such companies operate multinationally and exerciseimmensepower.
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Let us not forget that this subtle linguistic control providesimmensepowerto those who have the power and can define.
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This model recognizes theimmensepowerthat literature can have to move people and attempts to use that in the classroom.
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Simply by treating the child as the accused's legal equal in the trial, it ignores theimmensepower imbalance between the two in favour of the adult.
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It was one of the terms by which they got theirimmensepower.
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I think we must also take into account theimmensepowerof modern advertisements.
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He hasimmensepowerover the lives of many people who work in his press empire.
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After all, doctors have animmensepowerover people's lives, and we should not forget that.
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Perhaps some guidelines to curb theimmensepowerof the institutional shareholders would be in order.
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More than that, the financial institutions here are centres ofimmensepowerand wealth.
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He has animmensepowerof patronage in all kinds of different directions.
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There isimmensepowerin the work of volunteers and good neighbours.
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I believe that more frequent meetings would be animmensepowerfor good.
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