sobering thought

collocation in English

meaningsofsoberingandthought

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sobering
adjective
uk
/ˈsəʊ.bər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈsoʊ.bɚ.ɪŋ/
making you feel serious or think about ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk
/θɔːt/us
/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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(Definition ofsoberingandthoughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Perhaps thissoberingthoughtshould inhibit further speculation.
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That is asoberingthoughtfor anybody who wants to have an auction sale of the taxpayers' assets.
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It is asoberingthoughtthat those areas which were assisted in the 1930s are the ones that are assisted today.
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I would, however, say this, and it is asoberingthought.
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That is asoberingthoughtand one that should cause us all to be extremely disturbed.
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It is asoberingthoughtthat, even when nothing goes wrong in the sales process, the results are far from satisfactory.
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This is asoberingthoughtif we are proposing to increase rather than reduce its stock of houses.
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It is asoberingthoughtthat far more people die on the roads in this country than die using any other mode of transport.
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It is asoberingthoughtto reflect today that we achieved a surplus on our balance of payments in 1948 and in 1950.
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It may be right, but it is asoberingthought.
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For a variety of reasons that is asoberingthought.
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This is asoberingthoughtto a nation which, historically, has been so rich in invention.
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It is asoberingthoughtthat today there are 16 million vehicles on the roads and that by 1980 there will be 23 million.
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It is a verysoberingthoughtthat if we are to carry out existing policies this is what we shall need.
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It is asoberingthoughtthat in the last war more than a half of our 1939 tonnage was sunk through enemy peril.
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That is asoberingthoughtwhich should lead us on to consider deeply the responsibility which we must still have towards this country.
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Against these figures, this is a verysoberingthought.
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That is asoberingthoughtfor all of us to take on board.
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It is asoberingthoughtthat only once since 1921 has the percentage of unemployment to the insured population fallen below the figure of 10.
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It is asoberingthoughtthat one modern naval aircraft costs more than a destroyer in 1930.
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