dramatic demonstration

collocation in English

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dramatic
adjective
uk
/drəˈmæt.ɪk/
us
/drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/
very sudden or noticeable, or full of action ...
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demonstration
noun
uk
/ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌdem.ənˈstreɪ.ʃən/
the act of showing someone how to do something, or how ...
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(Definition ofdramaticanddemonstrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mostdramaticdemonstrationof the limitations of the state and the growing prominence of civil society came in 1995.
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The splintering of large trees, without igniting fire, is the mostdramaticdemonstrationof the non-thermal explosive force of the electric arc.
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For the purpose of some sort ofdramaticdemonstrationenormous numbers of workmen have been sent to various places, but preparations have not been complete.
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The new census evidence is adramaticdemonstrationof the failure of direct rule.
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Cheque cards and credit cards are perhaps the mostdramaticdemonstrationof how our lives have changed in the lengthy period since 1913 and 1936.
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Gipple seems disgusted by any emotional ordramaticdemonstrationand proceeds to express this trait of his whenever possible.
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This is most likely to be achieved if a claim is articulated and proven with credible evidencein a brief commercial, some kind ofdramaticdemonstration.
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As most kabuki actors specialize only in male or female roles for their entire careers, a skillful performance of this scene serves as adramaticdemonstrationof an actor's abilities.
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These are not very dramatic demonstrations of power, but they are needed and appreciated.
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You go on making a series of dramatic demonstrations, but the country refuses to be disturbed.
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Empirical, theoretical, and simulation studies have led to a number of dramatic demonstrations of the importance of adequate taxon sampling.
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Nascimento singled out several of the hostages for dramatic demonstrations over the course of the event.
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