total confidence

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandconfidence

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total
adjective
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
including ...
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confidence
noun
uk
/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/
the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or ...
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(Definition oftotalandconfidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I havetotalconfidencethat he will deal with the problem, protect poor families and expand access to higher education.
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We passed through some months oftotalconfidence, and now doubts are returning.
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If the vast majority are a success, we can go forward withtotalconfidence.
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We cannot yet havetotalconfidencethat that is so.
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It is essential that electors be able to havetotalconfidencein the confidentiality of the voting process.
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The city council may say that it hastotalconfidencein everyone concerned, but that is not what it says in private.
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We havetotalconfidencein the fund doing that.
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I havetotalconfidencethat they will say that they do not want separation.
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I havetotalconfidencein the nuclear generation plant's being run by private industry.
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That is a laudable initiative, and it is imperative that the public should havetotalconfidencein the integrity of government statistics.
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If we do not want to have total war we must have total peace, and for total peace we must havetotalconfidence.
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This of course was because of histotalconfidencein the rightness of his cause—as indeed events have demonstrated.
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I and my colleagues havetotalconfidencein the leader of our party.
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The dairy sector is lacking intotalconfidenceat the moment.
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We must havetotalconfidencein police training.
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I also know of the enthusiasm on the part of consumers, who are anxious to buy a product in which they havetotalconfidence.
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If such an inquiry is to succeed, it must enjoy thetotalconfidenceof the whole community.
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There are serious problems in saying withtotalconfidencethat anything is totally safe.
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This assurance allows us to open up the present monopoly withtotalconfidence.
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