wasted potential

collocation in English

meaningsofwastedandpotential

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wasted
adjective
uk
/ˈweɪs.tɪd/us
/ˈweɪs.tɪd/
Wasted time, money, etc. is time, money, etc. that is not used effectively because it does not produce the result ...
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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 ofwastedandpotentialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The impact of this comparison was heightened by counter-examples of beauty and fertility which demonstratedwastedpotential.
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We have to enable this sadlywastedpotentialto be mobilised and to succeed.
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The amount ofwastedpotentialin this country is extraordinary.
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If not, it will be because dogma has blinded them to the economic consequences ofwastedpotentialand to the human tragedy.
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Given the dismal history of deflation andwastedpotentialin the eurozone, surely we cannot now wish that we were part of that system.
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The game's main fault, according to the reviewer, was that it was too generic, with the technical successes overshadowed bywastedpotential.
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There has also been criticisms of uninteresting enemies andwastedpotential.
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The review concluded that the album waswastedpotential, portraying it as merely average, in the same vein as many other critical reviews.
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In concurrent exchange the initial gradient is higher but falls off quickly, leading towastedpotential.
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But what is most painful to see is the human cost thewastedpotential, the anti-social behaviour, and the low self-esteem.
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Horrorphilia gave the film 5 stars out of 10 and referred its unfortunatewastedpotential.
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