considerable promise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsiderableandpromise
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considerable
adjective
uk/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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promise
noun
uk/ˈprɒm.ɪs/us/ˈprɑː.mɪs/
the act of saying that you will certainly ...
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These technologies are at different stages of technical and market development, but each hasconsiderablepromisefor the future.
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There may beconsiderablepromisein that approach, and it is one to which we should pay some attention.
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Some of the desalination processes haveconsiderablepromisefor the production of entirely pure water from sewage effluent, but they are vastly expensive.
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He showed "considerablepromise" in the trial matches and was rewarded with a professional contract.
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These falls holdconsiderablepromisefor development of hydroelectric energy.
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But, on the basis of the analysis presented here, it holds outconsiderablepromise.
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Interventions that occur prior to the behavioral expression of a genetically influenced trait may therefore holdconsiderablepromisein altering trajectories toward psychopathology.
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I will argue that biological stoichiometry offersconsiderablepromiseto help produce a more coherent picture in the rapidly evolving world of astrobiology.
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The paper argues that development of this approach holdsconsiderablepromisefor future research and policy in this field.
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Both single-cell recordings and imaging studies holdconsiderablepromisein this regard.
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This process appears to haveconsiderablepromisefor development of new layering module designs, for example, a shaker-like unit.
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We feel that this novel approach, while requiring more investigation, showsconsiderablepromise.
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Thus, the binding of features across perceptual and action domains appears to offerconsiderablepromise in accounting for at least some forms of dual-task interference.
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Specification of sources of individual differences in these effects may holdconsiderablepromisefor extending our understanding of atypical developmental trajectories.
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No chemical elicitors have been marketed commercially for control of insect pests of rice although this strategy holdsconsiderablepromise.
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By connecting key concepts of ecosystem ecology, evolutionary biology and biochemistry, stoichiometric theory integrates biological information into a more coherent whole that holdsconsiderablepromisefor application in astrobiology.
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While the impact of these tools is an area for further investigation, they appear to offerconsiderablepromisefor supporting teacher feedback with authentic language data.
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I believe that these mergers can fairly be seen as full ofconsiderablepromisefrom both points of view.
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I have quite recently met a number of young men ofconsiderablepromisebelonging to both the major parties.
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Both these children showconsiderablepromise, and it is felt that nothing should be put in the way of their education being continued.
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