sheer speed

collocation in English

meaningsofsheerandspeed

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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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speed
noun
uk
/spiːd/us
/spiːd/
how fast ...
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(Definition ofsheerandspeedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thesheerspeedand scope of contemporary human movement, propelled by conflict or economic pressures or the advantages of wealth, are unparalleled.
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It, in its turn, cannot protect itself throughsheerspeed, like the 1154 could have done.
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One major change from the circumstances of 1971 is thesheerspeedand scale of current events.
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There is no direct correlation betweensheerspeedand braking capacity.
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Thesheerspeedrequired in the case of urgent orders prohibits them being sent out for investigation by various bodies.
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The reason for doing that is thesheerspeedof technological development.
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Thesheerspeedof the leopard is a defining characteristic of the style.
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The faster the bowler, the harder it is to achieve consistent line and length butsheerspeedcan make up for the shortfall.
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He was a rare five-tool player with home run power as well assheerspeedon the basepaths.
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They attack withsheerspeed, overwhelming the adversary with a continuous non-stop rain of blows.
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It was drawn up by his coach, but he made it famous by hissheerspeedin the set.
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Most of these come from the barbarian's feral alertness, and fromsheerspeedand endurance.
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The use of stroke counting and radicals puts memorization of the character ahead ofsheerspeedin handling it.
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Since flash mobs were allowed and no protection set against automatic bots which were clicking the button for extended period of time, the results were changing atsheerspeed.
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