considerable power
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsiderableandpower
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considerable
adjective
uk/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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power
noun
uk/paʊər/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These lines of thought ascribedconsiderablepowerto the monarch.
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Juries wieldedconsiderablepowerin their localities, and sought to extend their influence beyond them.
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Nevertheless, they heldconsiderablepowerand authority over the local population.
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In many nations, however, local political institutions and actors also holdconsiderablepower.
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Secondly, given that local governments assumeconsiderablepowerand autonomy, there can be variation in their attitudes towards disgruntled citizens.
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These claims imply an underlying language of thought ofconsiderablepower, power equivalent to that of a natural language.
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However, many of them were later to enjoyconsiderablepowerand influence, although this was not the original intention.
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This material status contributes to the photograph's alreadyconsiderablepowerto condense meanings around a single image.
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That is aconsiderablepower.
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The court hasconsiderablepower.
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As a discourse community, the pupil welfare team hasconsiderablepowerin defining problems and in allocating resources for dealing with them.
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The state has these rights over us because it protects us against aggression, and thus needsconsiderablepowerto defend us.
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That is a veryconsiderablepower.
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We are discussing a veryconsiderablepower.
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He might thus haveconsiderablepower.
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The word "modify" also involves aconsiderablepower.
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The master is in a position ofconsiderablepower.
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Veryconsiderablepoweris to be given to the trade.
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He is given an ultimate and veryconsiderablepower.
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This is a veryconsiderablepowerwithin the economy.
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He is in a position ofconsiderablepower.
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It is a veryconsiderablepowerthat is being given.
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This gives veryconsiderablepowerto the retailer.
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We must remember that the regulator hasconsiderablepower.
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