massive change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmassiveandchange
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massive
adjective
uk/ˈmæs.ɪv/us/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofmassiveandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The term 'transposition' is apt in instances ofmassivechangebased on competing models, in that here the pitch is changed.
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This is not to say that in advanced code one cannot make amassivechangeto the sound synthesis structure just by changing a few characters.
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In contrast to the rather small effects obtained with atropine or curare, bicuculline induced amassivechangetowards a low-pass characteristic of the temporal transfer properties.
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While massive investment is taking place in the health service, the public expectmassivechangein the management efficiency.
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Does he not recognise what amassivechangethat is to the labour market?
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The other contains amassivechangeto the system of local government finance.
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She seems to assume that one can significantly affect house price inflation and volatility by making amassivechangein supply.
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If that cost was reduced, there would not be amassivechangein the number of cars on the roads.
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That meant amassivechangefor the work force and management structures.
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Thatmassivechangewill not be brought about quickly, but it must be done as rapidly as possible.
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They see a small ill and remedy it with amassivechangein the taxation procedure.
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All this will bringmassivechangeto the environment in which our existing and future population will live.
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And yet the proposal will bring about amassivechange.
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The technological advance with which we are faced impliesmassivechangein all the forms of media that have been referred to in the debate.
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He has certainly had amassivechangeof spots in a short time.
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I experienced themassivechangethat took place following the nationalisation of the mining industry.
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There has been amassivechangein perception.
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It has happened simply because people recognised that there was only one forward and that amassivechangein attitudes was required.
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But those encompass quitemassivechangein the way in which the services manage and run their affairs.
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That means amassivechangein the economic power and control of the country.
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