considerable height

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandheight

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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height
noun[C or U]
uk
/haɪt/us
/haɪt/
the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandheightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsiderable height

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After all, this is aconsiderableheightin a country district.
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A child can be hurt at an early age by falling from aconsiderableheightfrom such an animal.
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They include free-standing walls ofconsiderableheightsurrounding car parks, for instance.
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We carried the structure up a veryconsiderableheight.
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It may not be so fast, but a fast fighter is no use today unless it can fly at aconsiderableheightand be effective.
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That glasswork was built up to aconsiderableheightand everything was behind it.
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It cannot help itself being the apex of the triangle, because it looks down from aconsiderableheight above the activities of those who move on land and sea.
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I was told that some of the trees would grow quickly at the beginning, but that it was impossible that they would grow to anyconsiderableheight.
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Roman taste favoured narrow pseudoperipteral and amphiprostyle buildings with tall columns, raised on podiums for the added pomp and grandeur conferred byconsiderableheight.
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Vertical cliffs ofconsiderableheightare common, particularly in the northern and eastern parts.
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It has a rectangular base and aconsiderableheight.
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She is described as a beauty of 16 years of age with aconsiderableheight.
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The concrete core then began to rise and reached aconsiderableheightbefore the construction of the concrete floor panels began.
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The building was intended to appear well-proportioned alongside the ancient great tower, one of the reasons for itsconsiderableheight.
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He is agile for hisconsiderableheight(193 cm), combined with a predisposition for the air and marking opponents.
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The first two rooms are covered with a dome ofconsiderableheight.
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It is located south of the town and is ofconsiderableheight.
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It was waterproof and could be dropped from aconsiderableheightonto a hard surface without sustaining damage.
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The hole is usually at aconsiderableheightabove the ground and may be as high as 30 or 40 feet, 10 or 20 meters.
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The takeoff was straight forward and easy and the undercarriage was not retracted until aconsiderableheightwas obtained.
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