sheer scale

collocation in English

meaningsofsheerandscale

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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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scale
noun
uk
/skeɪl/us
/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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(Definition ofsheerandscalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsheer scale

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Thesheerscaleof a completely new edition led to the decision to exclude everything which was not correspondence in the narrow sense.
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Over and above lobbying by the police and liquor producers, thesheerscaleof the illicit industry pushed the prohibition debate into the public domain.
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Thesheerscaleof investment for the health of souls (largely inspired by selfish concerns) placed a growing burden on succeeding generations.
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The application of intelligent techniques has meant that much information previously hidden or buried within thesheerscaleof the data can be revealed.
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Thesheerscaleof concert, choral and music hall performances and venues is striking.
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Thesheerscaleof their total work and the pace of its production invites admiration - and perhaps occasional envy.
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Tree was famous for thesheerscaleof his theatrical productions, with their meticulously decorated and historically researched settings and immense supporting casts of supernumeraries.
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First is thesheerscaleat which animal production occurs in these facilities.
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Apart from the continued kinship links, in a number of communities thesheerscaleof the out-migration risked leaving the remaining villagers with insufficient young men to clear fields.
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Moreover, thesheerscaleof our repayments has already made a sizeable inroad into our public sector debt.
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It is not just thesheerscalethat is worrying.
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The main reason why we are all expressing concern about this proposal is thesheerscaleof it.
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Thesheerscaleof the task faced by local government in this crisis is not widely appreciated.
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Thesheerscaleand cost of the task are beyond the resources of any one government or company.
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Thesheerscaleof the requirements may freeze off all but one tenderer.
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Thesheerscaleof the compensation in relation to the urban problem is a matter of urgency.
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My final introductory point concerns thesheerscaleof the industry and the magnitude of its impact on our economy.
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We should also remember thesheerscaleof the operation for our country.
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I do not make the presumption that no funding will be available, but my amendment stems from thesheerscaleof the programme.
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The first is thesheerscaleof the task which, after all, had defeated the court system.
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