sheer variety

collocation in English

meaningsofsheerandvariety

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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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variety
noun
uk
/vəˈraɪ.ə.ti/us
/vəˈraɪ.ə.t̬i/
the characteristic of often changing and ...
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(Definition ofsheerandvarietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thesheervarietyof these psychological phenomena weighs heavily against any simple unitary account.
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Again, one is struck by thesheervarietyof vessels.
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Implicit is that thesheervarietyof activities and pacing plays a significant role in stimulating learning.
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I begin by pointing out thesheervarietyof industries, other than farming and tourism, that are affected by the disease.
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One of its strengths is itssheervariety—the number of countries that belong to it means that in world councils it punches above its weight.
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Biodiversity is a scientific term of course - to me it means thesheervarietyof animals, birds and plants we find, or sometimes used to find, in our countryside.
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Thesheervarietyof gastronomic preferences across the regions, hereditary or acquired, has brought about different modules across the country.
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The language department is known for itssheervariety.
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Thesheervarietyof instruments developed overshadows any prior period.
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Students have become less likely to cite their sources simply because of thesheervarietyof sources that they may use and the failure of some sources to attribute authorship.
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