vast bulk

collocation in English

meaningsofvastandbulk

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vast
adjective
uk
/vɑːst/
us
/væst/
extremely ...
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bulk
noun
uk
/bʌlk/
us
/bʌlk/
something or someone that is ...
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(Definition ofvastandbulkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thevastbulkof necessary information is missing.
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Thevastbulkof archaeology done under the banner of cultural resource management must therefore be understood as history.
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Thevastbulkof the book comprises, not what is ordinarily recognized as philosophy of religion, but rather an exegetical study of several religious worldviews and the relations between them.
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I know that a year or two ago accommodation problems were very serious, especially in local prisons where thevastbulkof prisoners are accommodated.
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That flaw is simple and clear, but seems not to be addressed by thevastbulkof the arguments in favour of the amendment.
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Were it not for drainage, my constituency would not exist, or thevastbulkof it would not exist.
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Thevastbulkof its financial resources are held in this country.
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Thevastbulkof the 1,300 prosecutions are not against consenting adults in private.
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I imagine that thevastbulkof it went on aid.
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However, we must bear in mind that thevastbulkof houses purchased by local authorities under municipalisation and rehabilitation programmes are handled through negotiation.
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Thevastbulkof road accidents occur in built-up areas where speed is negligible.
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Certainly, thevastbulkof major decisions are taken in public.
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Thevastbulkof the operation will be done automatically.
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The report suggests that thevastbulkof those who are already seeking asylum in this country are being cared for by their own communities.
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Anyone who knows anything about fraud knows that thevastbulkof it derives from surpluses and the huge quantities of agricultural produce in store.
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Thevastbulkof the finance is coming from the private sector; the public agencies are very much in a minority supporting role.
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I know that there are problems, but this is an enormous amount of food, thevastbulkof which could be produced at home.
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