considerable uncertainty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsiderableanduncertainty
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considerable
adjective
uk/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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uncertainty
noun[C or U]
uk/ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/us/ʌnˈsɝː.tən.ti/
a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableanduncertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Yet there isconsiderableuncertaintyabout the future of informal care.
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The process of democratic transition itself is a source ofconsiderableuncertaintyand hardship.
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Clearly, there remainsconsiderableuncertaintyabout the speed of sea level rise.
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That is, how to derive knowledge from the market under conditions ofconsiderableuncertainty.
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Results were broadly similar to the basecase analysis, although there wasconsiderableuncertaintysurrounding parameter estimates.
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However, there is stillconsiderableuncertaintywhether clinical guidelines will improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.
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There was, too,considerableuncertaintyabout the role of foreign investment.
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There isconsiderableuncertaintyassociated with the input parameters.
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However, there isconsiderableuncertaintyand variability in the available data.
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This initial idea will be loaded withconsiderableuncertainty.
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In contrast to a concept such as number, where one example is unlikely to be mistaken for another, in colour vision there isconsiderableuncertaintyin the stimulus value.
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There isconsiderableuncertaintyregarding the maximum incremental cost-effectiveness ratio acceptable to decision makers, and this threshold is likely to vary depending on the condition and the intervention.
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It is appropriate for elective waiting lists but not for emergency cases or other types of services, where there existsconsiderableuncertaintyon the demand.
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This does not put aside the fact that there wasconsiderableuncertaintyin the underlying estimates and hence in the estimated disease burden.
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Despiteconsiderableuncertaintyand variability in the underlying information, the final result appears to be relatively robust.
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It is important, for planning purposes, to recognise theconsiderableuncertaintyabout future levels of long-term care expenditure.
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However, in the case of new technologies analyzed at an early stage in their cycle,considerableuncertainty about parameter values is likely when estimating cost-effectiveness.
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As a lower bound, it suggestsconsiderableuncertaintysurrounds the impact on deforestation of overall historical productivity improvements, given the uncertainty on factor biases of innovation.
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Finally, although exercise training is the cornerstone of most rehabilitation programmes, there isconsiderableuncertaintyabout the contribution of other programme components.
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