very top

collocation in English

meaningsofveryandtop

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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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top
noun
uk
/tɒp/us
/tɑːp/
the highest place ...
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(Definition ofveryandtopfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvery top

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Corruption was widespread and rampant, from theverytopof the leadership down to the lowest level of state institutions.
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At theverytop, union leaders were generally uninterested in better working conditions, focusing instead on winning higher wages and benefits.
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The presence of ground ice at theverytopof the soil is unlikely because otherwise it would cause an excessive abundance of atmospheric water.
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That is theverytopfigure.
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It is all stillverytopdown.
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The machinery would becomeverytop-heavy.
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When we square the wealth index, to see if there is a turning up at theverytopof the distribution, we still get a negative coefficient.
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It is averytop-heavy and expensive method.
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This does not matter so much at theverytop.
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It must be done at theverytop.
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That abdication of responsibility comes from theverytop.
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He must be at theverytopof his profession.
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Let me finish— except for those at theverytop.
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Those people have now risen to theverytop.
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Recall that it moves to the left edge at the end of the phase, putting it at theverytopof the structure and thereby making it accessible from outside.
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But this alone is only going to touch theverytopof the feelings of people.
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We are talking to-day about theverytopof the pyramid.
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He started as a boy, and rose to theverytop.
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From theverytopto the bottom, there is a huge range of quality of provision.
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It is only at theverytopof the sport that huge purses exist.
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The lead comes, as it always does in society, from theverytop.
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They assured me that recycling is at theverytopof the industry's environmental agenda.
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It is only at theverytopthat there comes a difficulty.
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Give a fellow the chance to rise from office boy to theverytop.
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