vast disparity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvastanddisparity
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vast
adjective
uk/vɑːst/us/væst/
extremely ...
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disparity
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈspær.ə.ti/us/dɪˈsper.ə.t̬i/
a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is ...
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(Definition ofvastanddisparityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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First, enormous amounts of text are required to ensure that all senses of a polysemous word are represented, given thevastdisparityin frequency among senses.
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Any rational, logical examination shows no good reason for thatvastdisparity.
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There is avastdisparitybetween that amount and the amount that they spend on electoral registration.
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We should have liked also to see something dealing with thevastdisparitybetween the pit-head price and the price paid by the consumer.
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It is difficult for people to understand thevastdisparitybetween the way in which people are treated in our society.
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They occur because of avastdisparityand asymmetry between the bargaining power of people selling complex financial products and that of consumers.
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Because of thevastdisparityin revenue support grant, one injustice is built upon another and a flat rate tax has become a very high flat rate tax.
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Certainly more money has been made available for the running of mental hospitals, but a glance at the statistics shows thevastdisparitybetween general and mental hospitals.
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Northern and southern elephant seals have a highly polygynous mating system with avastdisparityin mating success.
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Children are born with vast disparities in potentials and possibilities.
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Simkin is very helpful when outlining the vast disparities between early modern audience expectations and contemporary assumptions.
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We now have more than 40 countries involved, covering vast disparities of population, national wealth, economic development and, of course, location.
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It is a world of vast disparities of wealth, literacy, health, opportunity, life expectancy and hope.
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