amount of courage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandcourage
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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courage
noun[U]
uk/ˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/us/ˈkɝː.ɪdʒ/
the ability to control your fear in a dangerous or ...
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(Definition ofamountandcouragefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That will take a tremendousamountofcourageon the part of the parents and on the part of the child.
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He has an enormousamountofcourage, which we all respect.
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For these procedures a certainamountofcourageand a lot of craftsmanship is required.
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How does he hope to solve this problem unless he uses a certainamountofcourageand vision.
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Such opportunities demand imagination and a certainamountofcourageto be carried through.
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One has to have a certainamountofcourageabout parking.
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Possibly a certainamountofcouragewill be needed in doing that, on the part of the majority of people.
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Having got at the facts it will require a considerableamountofcourageand resolution on his part to deal with them.
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First, while a certainamountofcouragemust be shown by cohabiting couples, the same kind of right is not given to them.
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One is tested by theamountofcourageone exerts in speaking on behalf of the people one is elected to serve.
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I have never been one to hide my views at any time, even if it required a largeamountofcouragesometimes to give them.
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I thought at the time that it was an act which required a considerableamountofcourage.
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A certainamountofcourageis required, even today, to promote this.
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He has got an enormousamountofcourage.
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She has shown great ability and a largeamountofcourage.
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I am sure that the civil population will show an equalamountofcourage.
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It is a step which takes a certainamountofcourageand there is the temptation to have cold feet.
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The working of those fishing grounds represents a tremendousamountofcourageand determination on the part of the fishing industry and the fishermen themselves.
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It takes a tremendousamountofcourageto go to those meetings and stick up one's hand.
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It is imaginative and intelligent and it requires a certainamountofcourage.
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It requires a certainamountofcourageand greatness to recognise that one has perhaps not been entirely successful in one's efforts.
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A man who realises he has made a mistake and recovers from it shows a tremendousamountofcourage.
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