very existence

collocation in English

meaningsofveryandexistence

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very
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈver.i/us
/ˈver.i/
(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact ...
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existence
noun
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
the fact of something or ...
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(Definition ofveryandexistencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvery existence

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The advocates of lighthouse reform were thus not merely attacking corruption, they were attacking theveryexistenceof private property in a public service.
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Not only is radicalism in the process of being recharacterized, but itsveryexistencestill remains a problem.
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Mid- and late-century improvers came to identify certain outsiders as threatening theveryexistenceof collective self-improvement.
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Moreover, itsveryexistencegave paupers a part to play in negotiating and establishing entitlement.
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The lack of a critical framework and historical analysis has led many scholars to doubt theveryexistenceof nationalism in the region.
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For me, theveryexistenceof the conference raised some interesting questions.
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Itsveryexistencemay not only raise awareness but may make a positive statement about society's expectations.
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The first and largest problem concerned theveryexistenceof unambiguously distinct variants.
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For if individuals need conservation of their existence moment by moment, then theirveryexistencemust be liable to cessation moment by moment.
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These objectives were more likely to be realized through theveryexistenceof an effective pension/retirement system.
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The difference of course is that use of a military veto, unlike a political veto, threatens theveryexistenceof the state.
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In our conditions the middleman function is declining, and with it the economic purpose of theveryexistenceof the shtetl.
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Besides, as the soul is not a substantial form of the body it does not need it for itsveryexistence.
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Theveryexistenceof incommensurable theories is about the worst nightmare that can happen to empiricists.
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Theveryexistenceof such courts seems fantastic to someone living in the era of the mature nation-state.
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The militias owed theirveryexistenceto this link, and it, in turn, defined their primary purpose.
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Despite outward challenges to the commodification of music, collectors rely on the assumed architect of this commodification - the music industry - for theirveryexistence.
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Itsveryexistencetestified to the reality of a western march.
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It has cast doubt even on theveryexistenceof any significant crisis of belief in the period through which they lived.
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