widespread enthusiasm

collocation in English

meaningsofwidespreadandenthusiasm

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widespread
adjective
uk
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us
/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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enthusiasm
noun
uk
/ɪnˈθjuː.zi.æz.əm/us
/ɪnˈθuː.zi.æz.əm/
a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity and an eagerness to be involved ...
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(Definition ofwidespreadandenthusiasmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The country had made a promising head-start in 1991, without the burden of a national debt and amidstwidespreadenthusiasm.
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There iswidespreadenthusiasmfor streaming and, indeed, for setting.
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The idea that there iswidespreadenthusiasmamong railway managers to make it their life's work to run private railways is false.
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We must not lull ourselves into believing that there iswidespreadenthusiasmin the country for the subject which we are debating.
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The appointments have been greeted in the health service withwidespreadenthusiasmand optimism.
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The trouble is that there is nowidespreadenthusiasmto work in them.
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That does not suggestwidespreadenthusiasmamong teachers for a body of this kind.
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I believe that the nature of our society and the consequences of the lottery should be questioned before we embark on thiswidespreadenthusiasmfor getting money for nothing.
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There iswidespreadenthusiasmfor the idea of the market as a fundamental reference point for the organization of production and also as a factor in guaranteeing income.
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There certainly iswidespreadenthusiasm.
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This event evokedwidespreadenthusiasmand initiated long-range academic and literary programmes.
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Timbuctoo was once a minor tourist attraction, enjoying public awareness of its historical significance andwidespreadenthusiasmfor preservation.
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The white paper was met withwidespreadenthusiasm, and was described at the time as being almost too good to be true by one advocate of freedom of information legislation.
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These efforts aroused awidespreadenthusiasmfor the navy, reflected by several magazines and adventure books right up to collectible cards and sailor suits for children.
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