tremendous ability

collocation in English

meaningsoftremendousandability

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tremendous
adjective
uk
/trɪˈmen.dəs/us
/trɪˈmen.dəs/
very great in amount or level, or ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition oftremendousandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This will be a task requiringtremendousabilityand—some people may not like the term—ruthlessness.
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They showedtremendousabilityand one cannot but be impressed by their detailed and painstaking work.
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He had atremendousabilityand brought a great deal of talent to bear on issues such as this.
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The hospital supplies officers are men oftremendousabilityand standing in their profession.
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They havetremendousability, determination and, above all, courage to sow the seed of monetarism.
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He brought to his very heavy taskstremendousabilityand devotion.
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We must expecttremendousabilityin a nation where that has been going on in every workshop and factory.
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There is an enormous number of women poets oftremendousability.
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They havetremendousabilityto attribute evil to all other people's intentions.
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I meet people oftremendousabilityin the private sector.
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He has not only to havetremendousabilitybut a tremendous physique as well.
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We recommend that all thetremendousabilityand talent for public service in the women's organisations should be mobilised.
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Many of our high-ranking officers are not only men of integrity, but men oftremendousability.
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I suggest that thetremendousabilityto overcome early disadvantage is evidence of grace working through our modern world.
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This country still has atremendousabilityto create wealth yet it allows other nations to take advantage of its ingenuity, its science and its technology.
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I am in a position to make a judgment—which is that this man has atremendousabilityin engineering, as well as great experience in private industry.
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Bexley has always tried to look after the under-achiever as well as to create standards of excellence for those withtremendousability.
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Puritty has been generally acknowledged as a fighter with an iron chin due to histremendousabilityto absorb punishment.
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Sport has atremendousabilityto galvanise people.
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During this activated state, the muscles have atremendousabilityto adapt.
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