massive expenditure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmassiveandexpenditure
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massive
adjective
uk/ˈmæs.ɪv/us/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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expenditure
noun
uk/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/us/ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/
the total amount of money that a government or ...
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(Definition ofmassiveandexpenditurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is amassiveexpenditurecommitment to oceanography and to the solution of the greenhouse effect.
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But let us suppose that amassiveexpenditureprogramme to prime the pumps of non-custodial service were embarked upon.
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Five of them would involve suchmassiveexpenditurethat we could not possibly consider them, except as an exercise in futurology, at the present time.
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With thismassiveexpenditure, the whole question of how long we will stay in a base should be considered.
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The health problem being tackled by thismassiveexpenditureis the "blue baby" syndrome.
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Themassiveexpenditureon roads has been in the soft underbelly of the south-east.
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Combined with this is the need formassiveexpenditure.
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We believe thatmassiveexpenditureof this kind ought to be invested somewhere other than in the south, as is consistently the case.
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At the same time, we see not controlled and planned expenditure, butmassiveexpenditurethat is out of control.
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That is the scale of the subject before us tonight; but how is our country involved in thismassiveexpenditure?
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That is the visible, direct effect of thismassiveexpenditure.
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If we want the former, then themassiveexpenditureon deterrence seems to be misplaced.
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Neither in these departments nor in the national institute was there anymassiveexpenditure.
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It is most relevant to the present situation and to themassiveexpenditurethat is to take place within the next two or three years.
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What justification has been advanced for thismassiveexpenditureand for the approach which has been taken—an approach which appears to have so many shortcomings?
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They must take responsibility for introducing further legislation, which meansmassiveexpenditurefor the minimum help.
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Every further step has failed to help anyone, including farmers, who are ruined despitemassiveexpenditure.
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It will requiremassiveexpenditurethat average clubs will not be able to afford.
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We could avoid much of themassiveexpenditureon tanks by doing that.
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