considerable disparity

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableanddisparity

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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disparity
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈspær.ə.ti/us
/dɪˈsper.ə.t̬i/
a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableanddisparityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Similarly, there may beconsiderabledisparityin the criterion of perceived expediency between developed and developing countries.
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As a result, there remains aconsiderabledisparityin the descriptions of mental processes in trauma victims provided by psychiatrists and clinicians compared to those commonly used by cognitive psychologists.
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I cannot, off-hand, commit myself to the precise percentages, but it is undeniable that there isconsiderabledisparity.
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Within these figures is there not aconsiderabledisparitybetween different areas?
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There isconsiderabledisparitybetween the relief and the recoupment.
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My plea is that there should be aconsiderabledisparityin the numbers of electors in each constituency.
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There isconsiderabledisparitytoo, in the allocation of funds for assistance in the social and environmental fields.
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There will beconsiderabledisparitybetween the decisions of different courts.
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All our children have needs, and thatconsiderabledisparityis not fair.
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There is a very wide range in the existing universities and aconsiderabledisparitybetween what one or another can offer to prospective students.
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It was extraordinarily interesting working on the sub-committee and, despiteconsiderabledisparityof opinion at times, it was very good-humoured.
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That means that there is aconsiderabledisparitybetween those areas that have gas and those that do not.
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There is aconsiderabledisparitybetween the basis for assessment for flats on the one hand and semi-detached and detached houses on the other.
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There is aconsiderabledisparitybetween the work of a councillor in an urban area and that of a councillor in a rural area.
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It is obvious, therefore, that there isconsiderabledisparityof treatment and doubt as to the proper course to pursue.
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There exists aconsiderabledisparitybetween children from high and low income groups in respect of height, weight and general health.
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I should probably say that, in my view, there is aconsiderabledisparitybetween the title of the proposal and its content.
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Is it not rather the case that there is aconsiderabledisparity, leading to a good deal of discontent?
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This is aconsiderabledisparity, even allowing for the deficiency payment on wheat being higher than the deficiency payment on barley.
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It is perhaps unfortunate that there should be thisconsiderabledisparity, and that the loans should be smaller than the capital sums involved.
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