untapped potential

collocation in English

meaningsofuntappedandpotential

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untapped
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈtæpt/us
/ʌnˈtæpt/
If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken ...
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potential
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, ...
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(Definition ofuntappedandpotentialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is an enormousuntappedpotentialin the area of building insulation and energy-saving electrical appliances, where there are many innovative technologies that could already be marketed.
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Fast forward 8 years, he was lucky enough to have friends who knew he still haduntappedpotentialin cycling.
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In this position is where he learned of the power anduntappedpotentialof television.
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The book, set principally in 2093, combines the popular science fiction themes of time travel, totalitarian dystopia, and theuntappedpotentialof the human mind.
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Tension builds; the timbre of the voice changes as the music grows more unsettled; and during the song's unpredictable course,untappedpotentialseems to be set free.
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There is sufficientuntappedpotentialin this area.
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Those latter are now exploiting a long,untappedpotentialfor trade with market economies.
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In the grant-maintained schools, self-governing status has helped to release enormous, previouslyuntappedpotential.
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How are we to reach the 75% employability, if not by using theuntappedpotentialof these well-trained women?
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Thirdly, we have a largelyuntappedpotentialin the area of energy efficiency.
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Does he agree that there is considerableuntappedpotentialfor women in engineering?
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To be fair, some of the larger companies have made substantial moves in that direction recently, but there remainsuntappedpotential.
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The report refers to the relatively largeuntappedpotentialamong the recently retired.
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There remains, however, considerableuntappedpotentialfor private finance initiative schemes.
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I also believe that there is a lot ofuntappedpotential.
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The costs to the individuals are lost opportunities, unfulfilled lives anduntappedpotential.
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A good example of what one might call theuntappedpotentialof teachers is home economics.
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There is immenseuntappedpotential.
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There is a vast largelyuntappedpotentialin men and women now doing work below the skilled level of which they are capable, and below their aptitude.
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