splendid opportunity

collocation in English

meaningsofsplendidandopportunity

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splendid
adjective
uk
/ˈsplen.dɪd/
us
/ˈsplen.dɪd/
excellent, or beautiful ...
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opportunity
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/
us
/ˌɑː.pɚˈtuː.nə.t̬i/
an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of ...
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(Definition ofsplendidandopportunityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I had squandered asplendidopportunity.
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Recently, they had asplendidopportunity, which they threw away last year for political reasons which we can well understand.
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But it is asplendidopportunity—the people's money for people's light opera.
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This is, in spite of the horrors and cruelties of war, asplendidopportunity.
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To some it means just asplendidopportunityto fight for their own particular interests.
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In 1978 there will be asplendidopportunityto increase the purchasing power of the developing world at no cost to ourselves.
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I believe that here would be asplendidopportunityfor an investment of £50,000,000.
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The modern senior schools offer asplendidopportunityfor giving education a new turn and a new point of view.
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We in this country have asplendidopportunityof showing the world how people of different races can live together in equality and friendship.
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Here is asplendidopportunityto use these funds, associating them, if possible, with some adventure capital from this country.
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Therefore, he has asplendidopportunityto emerge with clear and constructive policies, which will be a novel and very welcome situation.
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This will be asplendidopportunityfor officials, professionals, consultants and, where appropriate, elected representatives.
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This is asplendidopportunityto get over the point about biotechnology and the need to increase quotas.
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What asplendidopportunityto get those few clauses about harbours out of the way as well.
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With a fish that has not long keeping qualities, dehydration provides asplendidopportunityfor dealing with gluts of herrings.
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This will be asplendidopportunityto show that the agenda to combat climate change is not an agenda against economic growth.
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Right across the road there is asplendidopportunityfor the old industry.
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Employers in many cases thought it asplendidopportunityto strike at those who were most obnoxious to them.
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This will offer asplendidopportunityto those on higher tax rates.
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Here is asplendidopportunityfor them to take at least one measurable step along that excellent road.
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