intense activity

collocation in English

meaningsofintenseandactivity

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intense
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtens/us
/ɪnˈtens/
extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofintenseandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The 1980s were a period ofintenseactivityfor feminists.
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I am at my happiest moving from group to group in short bursts ofintenseactivity.
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The harvesting of their first cane-crop (1993-4) was thus commonly accompanied byintenseactivityin building and construction.
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It is reasonable to assume that all environmental impacts in the area have occurred during this period ofintenseactivity.
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Dreams could be merely the mental expression ofintenseactivityin the brain that may be important for other reasons.
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The second zone ofintenseactivityappears to be due to the distress caused by high temperatures.
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During the year there has beenintenseactivityin building.
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There are signs thatintenseactivityis not far off.
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There follows a period ofintenseactivityduring which the two diporpae alternatively elongate and shorten, and twist around each other.
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Around 1980 a period ofintenseactivitybegan in the study of dynamics (iteration) of complex maps, much of it inspired by computer experiments.
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In particular, they claim, there has recently beenintenseactivityin physics, which has yielded many new insights into pure mathematical fields.
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This is an area ofintenseactivityin terms of civil, military and general aviation.
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There were periods ofintenseactivityinterspersed with periods of stagnation.
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However, we are entering a period ofintenseactivityin foreign policy.
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Despiteintenseactivityand widespread publicity it has actually failed to produce any positive results.
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When a crisis arrives, there is a spurt ofintenseactivity.
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All this presents a picture ofintenseactivityand substantial opportunities in the world at large.
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He has long periods of inactivity between short terms ofintenseactivity.
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The station sawintenseactivityeven in the 1990s.
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Intenseactivitycan cause significant damage to bodily tissues.
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Years ofintenseactivityas a critic and lecturer followed.
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But in many parts of these areas, one gets periods ofintenseactivity, interspersed with periods of great depression.
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I asserted that there is a general lack of theintenseactivityto which we were accustomed before the war.
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The impossibility under cage conditions of obtainingintenseactivitysuch as occurs in the field may account for the failure to obtain extreme swarm types even under very crowded conditions.
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