considerable hostility
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsiderableandhostility
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considerable
adjective
uk/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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hostility
noun
uk/hɒsˈtɪl.ə.ti/us/hɑːˈstɪl.ə.t̬i/
an occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandhostilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I have just cited evidence showingconsiderablehostilityfrom the start.
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I know the words "comprehensive school" arouseconsiderablehostilityin the educational world; and that hostility is not confined to party divisions.
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This clause has met withconsiderablehostilityin the insurance world, and that has been reflected this afternoon.
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In any case, that does not remove the fact that in some instances there is stillconsiderablehostilityand suspicion.
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However, will he look very critically and warily at this proposal in view of theconsiderablehostilityit has aroused already?
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There isconsiderablehostilitybetween the rank and file of the two parties which results in outbreaks of violence and disruption.
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It is clear that although there is considerable support for tagging, there is alsoconsiderablehostilityto it.
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There is mutual suspicion andconsiderablehostility.
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There has beenconsiderablehostility.
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Those with interests in that part of the country have reason to know that there is nowconsiderablehostility to the development of this road passenger scheme.
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Fans of both teams have also shownconsiderablehostilitytowards each other's goalies.
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In addition, the novelty of women succeeding in business was a source ofconsiderablehostilityfrom the local community.
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There wasconsiderablehostilityto the development of the theatre, however.
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