sheer magnitude
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsheerandmagnitude
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sheer
adjective
uk/ʃɪər/us/ʃɪr/
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; ...
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magnitude
noun[U]
uk/ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈmæɡ.nə.tuːd/
the large size or importance ...
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(Definition ofsheerandmagnitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The resulting ' liberal authoritarianism ' persisted until the s without substantial changes other than growth in thesheermagnitudeof repression.
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All this helps to overcome thesheermagnitudeof finding materials, and increases the odds for efficient serendipity - not much of an option when searching electronically.
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I must try to convey thesheermagnitudeof the problem.
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Frankly, thesheermagnitudeof that change puts the present proposal in the shade.
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I suggest that this mistake shows merely that at least some of us are totally bemused by thesheermagnitude of the colossal figures which are bandied around.
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For example, it was estimated in the early 1990s that it would cost £100 billion to underground the whole system, which demonstrates thesheermagnitudeof the situation.
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Some extremely important points have been made during the debate, but no one has yet referred to thesheermagnitudeof the money with which we are dealing.
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We should not overlook thesheermagnitudeof the task and problems of setting up an administration to handle relief on this scale in another country.
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Thesheermagnitudeof the data organising effort was staggering, but all within one single comprehensive database.
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Sometimes thesheermagnitudeof assets involved (e.g., thousands of wooden distribution poles) requires years of concerted effort to upgrade.
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