wide margin
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwideandmargin
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wide
adjective
uk/waɪd/us/waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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margin
noun
uk/ˈmɑː.dʒɪn/us/ˈmɑːr.dʒɪn/
the amount by which one thing is different ...
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(Definition ofwideandmarginfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Judged in these terms, relapse prevention is costeffective by a fairlywidemargin.
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Friction ought to slow things down or smooth them out, and the volatility seemed excess by awidemargin.
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Both hypotheses are rejected by awidemargin.
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He thus won by awidemargin, but less so than in 1991.
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However, these results showed that the resolution criteria were conservative and had been met by a verywidemargin.
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In the plasma model used here the condition (42) is fulfilled within awidemargin.
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The existence of awidemarginfor increasing profits by improving manual labour rather than through technical change is common to many agricultural environments.
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This is perhaps a more sympathetic construal than sheer callousness, but not by awidemargin.
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All that is attempted is to deal with the price at the pit-head, leaving even there awidemargin.
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I am therefore leaving a verywidemarginindeed.
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There is a verywidemarginto work on.
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I am advised that these conditions provide a verywidemarginof safety.
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Therefore, there is awidemarginof difference.
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This date has been chosen to allow awidemarginof safety.
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The condition is low basic material prices, and awidemarginof profit on the final product.
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When one starts guessing you perhaps inevitably are led to allow awidemargin, and that has a tendency to excessive expenditure.
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The calculations, of course, are based on most reliable data, but nevertheless there is awidemargin for difference when the figures come into operation.
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Therefore, a standard of that kind leaves a tremendouslywidemarginwithin which authorities can increase expenditure without any control at all.
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It used thewidemarginin hand within the existing penalties to remedy some of the deficiencies elsewhere in the law.
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