immense size

collocation in English

meaningsofimmenseandsize

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immense
adjective
uk
/ɪˈmens/us
/ɪˈmens/
extremely large in size ...
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size
noun
uk
/saɪz/us
/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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(Definition ofimmenseandsizefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimmense size

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A few years ago it was said that a comprehensive school had to be ofimmensesizein order to be effective.
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Moreover, the direct grant schools avoid the dangers of some comprehensive schools; namely, theirimmensesize.
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Owing to theimmensesizeof the railway units, the coastal trade, a very much smaller industry, is hound to be apprehensive.
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Nor can we alter the fundamental fact that the exchange rate is determined in the modern world by flows of capital ofimmensesize.
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One starts with a picture and in the end one finds oneself painting a fresco ofimmensesize.
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It seems to me unlikely that it will, given theimmensesizeof the project and the immensity of the expense involved.
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That shows theimmensesizeof this problem.
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All this shows theimmensesizeof the task before us, which can only be solved negatively through restrictions and positively through greater exports.
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The volume of traffic will be of suchimmensesizeand magnitude that new and gigantic problems will face those who have to deal with transportation questions.
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Although the tornado remained over mostly open terrain, dozens of storm chasers unaware of itsimmensesizewere caught off-guard.
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Momilo is described as a man ofimmensesizeand strength with magical attributes: a winged horse and a sabre with eyes.
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He hasimmensesizeand strength as well as the ability to control the density of his body granted by his containment suit.
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The temple was built on land filled with sand, and due to itsimmensesizethe site was unstable throughout its history.
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Theimmensesizeof cargo holds and the tendency of cargoes to be physically irritating add to the difficulty of cleaning the holds.
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The house was notable for itsimmensesize, diverse building materials, and medieval motif.
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The lofty hopes that the tsar had once held for his country were frustrated by theimmensesizeand backwardness of it.
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Merchant ships haveimmensesizeand thin walls with virtually no physical shielding, as well as cheaper, relatively weak particle shield generators and hyper generators.
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The sarcophagi are ofimmensesize, and the burial must have entailed enormous expense.
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Despite hisimmensesize, he is capable of flight.
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Hutton then discusses theimmensesizeof the region, its climate and also its geography.
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