striking figure

collocation in English

meaningsofstrikingandfigure

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striking
adjective
uk
/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/us
/ˈstraɪ.kɪŋ/
very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofstrikingandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstriking figure

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Thestrikingfigure, from which we can draw our own conclusions, is that of 360 cases decided only 28 have been appealed.
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That is perhaps the moststrikingfigureof all.
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I hope that this ratherstrikingfigureshows in itself that we are very ready to adapt our methods of collection as circumstances require.
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This is rather astrikingfigure, showing how little a great many farmers realise the importance of getting the most out of their grassland.
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I will give onestrikingfigureabout aeroplanes as the result of this.
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Many members of the public would find that astrikingfigure.
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This is astrikingfigure, and it shows that tonight we are speaking about one of our major consumer industries.
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That is astrikingfigurewhen one realises that the normal turnout at a local government election is about half that number.
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The statistics of the total production of the country provide, perhaps, the moststrikingfigureof all.
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That is a far morestrikingfigurethan the one plural voter out of sixteen.
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Anotherstrikingfigurewas contained in this report.
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Perhaps the moststrikingfigureof all is that relating to tuberculosis.
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I will take an even morestrikingfigureof the higher executive officers, who are just junior to the senior executive officers.
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That is the first and moststrikingfigure.
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That is a verystrikingfigure.
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Looking at the picture as a whole, we see that the extent of the patronage exercised in these ways has not been increased by astrikingfigure.
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I think that is astrikingfigure.
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Surely this is a verystrikingfigure.
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