colossal scale

collocation in English

meaningsofcolossalandscale

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colossal
adjective
uk
/kəˈlɒs.əl/us
/kəˈlɑː.səl/
extremely ...
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scale
noun
uk
/skeɪl/us
/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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(Definition ofcolossalandscalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I hope, also, that he will tell us that we are going out for a scheme on acolossalscale.
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That is their idea of trade, and that is the policy they are now about to resume on acolossalscale.
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Expenditure was on such acolossalscalethat it did not seem to me that £24,000,000 more mattered very much.
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Frankly, the only surprise to me is that the frauds are on such acolossalscale.
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It is not true that if individuals amass wealth on acolossalscaleit will benefit the community at large.
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Expenditure on thatcolossalscaleby the nations of the northern hemisphere is ruining the world's economy in every sense.
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Therefore, it is a fair bet that their expenditure is on an equallycolossalscale.
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In addition, at this moment the industry shows the need for reconstruction on acolossalscale.
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It was an aggression carried out on acolossalscale.
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I am sure that it will happen on acolossalscalein the health service as more trusts are formed.
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There is daily suffering on acolossalscale.
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You have seen it during the war on acolossalscale.
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We have bussing on acolossalscaleto convey children to distant schools.
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In fact, there is no substitute for expenditure on acolossalscale.
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We did not know that they would break them within three months and on such acolossalscale.
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These proposals which eventully passed into law, involve means-tested rebates on acolossalscale.
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They are in fact available on acolossalscale.
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It was recognised that expenditure was going to be on acolossalscale, and that a long-term policy must be faced.
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That can only be achieved when we have an efficient scheme of production and a flow of munitions on acolossalscalehas emerged.
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Apart from creating social problems, that is waste on acolossalscale.
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