unbridgeable gap
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunbridgeableandgap
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unbridgeable
adjective
uk/ʌnˈbrɪdʒ.ə.bəl/us/ʌnˈbrɪdʒ.ə.bəl/
used for describing differences or divisions between people that are so big they will never be ...
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gap
noun
uk/ɡæp/us/ɡæp/
an empty space or opening in the middle of something or between ...
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(Definition ofunbridgeableandgapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is a yawning gap, anunbridgeablegap.
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Is there anyunbridgeablegapat the moment?
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What was their attitude and why did it create anunbridgeablegapbetween them and me?
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One almost despaired about the apparentunbridgeablegapbetween the developed and the developing countries.
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While there are important differences, there is nounbridgeablegapseparating them.
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In other words, from that time onwards there will be anunbridgeablegapwhich must lead to tragic results.
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However, in an argument such as this, my noble friend is trying to bridge an almostunbridgeablegap.
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I do not accept what my noble friend said about there being anunbridgeablegapon the broader hunting issue.
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Unfortunately, however, there is anunbridgeablegapbetween the aspirations and the mechanism proposed for achieving them.
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I take it that we shall hear something about this, and that it may be possible to bridge thisunbridgeablegapbetween £2¼ million and £5¼ million.
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The principles will need careful safeguarding in the legislation, should it come about, if anunbridgeablegapbetween different concepts of marriage is not to be opened.
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Theomachy is purposely added to show theunbridgeablegapbetween mortal men and the immortals who rule them.
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