tremendous debt
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftremendousanddebt
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tremendous
adjective
uk/trɪˈmen.dəs/us/trɪˈmen.dəs/
very great in amount or level, or ...
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debt
noun[C or U]
uk/det/us/det/
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of ...
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We know thetremendousdebtthat vessel owners have to pay—especially those who have built vessels in recent times.
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We owe atremendousdebtto the minority of these people for becoming the pioneering voice at a time of paralysed democracy.
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I personally owe atremendousdebtto our fishermen.
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The country in turn owes both atremendousdebtof gratitude.
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Faced with new carers those young people feel atremendousdebtof gratitude to those people.
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Does he appreciate thetremendousdebtowed to the headmasters and staffs of schools of this description?
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I believe that this nation owes atremendousdebtto the textile industry.
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We owe it atremendousdebtfor the magnificent way in which it has served our country over the centuries.
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We owe atremendousdebtto carers, as things can be particularly difficult for the families of younger stroke victims.
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I, for one, should like to acknowledge thetremendousdebtwe owe to him for his leadership in this whole field.
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The country owes atremendousdebtto teachers not only for what they do in school but for the time they put in absolutely voluntarily.
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Wales owes atremendousdebtof gratitude to that centre of excellence.
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I feel that we really owe atremendousdebtof gratitude to all members of the staff who have kept us going during these heavy past few months.
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We owe them atremendousdebt.
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We owe these men atremendousdebt.
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It would be a misfortune when that time came if they had atremendousdebt, and were not able to redeem and to borrow on better terms.
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In itself this need not be debilitating, but the debt-service of thistremendousdebtconsumed almost all of the normal tax revenue.
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He is faced with the alternative of walking out of the house or of incurring tremendous debts in order to furnish a house.
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