enormous debt

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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debt
noun[C or U]
uk
/det/us
/det/
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of ...
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(Definition ofenormousanddebtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In combating this threat, we owe anenormousdebtto the vigilance of the police and the security forces.
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We owe them anenormousdebt, and we should hold them in immense admiration.
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I am saying them for our own consolation when we talk of theenormousdebtwe owe these men.
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I suggest it is too much to expect that posterity will bear quietly and patiently indefinitely thisenormousdebt.
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Earlier nationalised industries carried anenormousdebtburden from the beginning, a debt burden in perpetuity.
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If the suggested policies of buying more rented properties in the cities are implemented, there will be anenormousdebtburden.
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In combating this threat we owe anenormousdebtto the vigilance of the police and the security forces.
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Much of thatenormousdebtis written off by local authorities because the cost of collection is completely out of proportion to the sums recoverable.
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We owe him anenormousdebtof gratitude.
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All of us owe anenormousdebtof gratitude to the woman who played such a vital part in defending our liberty and democracy.
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Thisenormousdebtcannot be paid, and the question has been asked how this community can be saved from default.
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Perhaps against that background we recognise best theenormousdebtwe owe to the courage, skill and professionalism of the security forces.
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She hasenormousdebtobligations, amounting to about £1,000,000,000.
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We all owe them anenormousdebtof gratitude.
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We owe anenormousdebtto the dedicated people who have devoted their lives to nursing, often with little remuneration.
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I think there are very few people who know theenormousdebtof gratitude the country owes to that gentleman.
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We owe anenormousdebtof gratitude, in two world wars and in peace time, for the work which they have done.
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We all recognise ourenormousdebtto them, both individually and collectively.
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I think it will be wise, with theenormousdebtwe have, to devote that portion of the taxes to the reduction of the debt.
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We owe them anenormousdebtof gratitude.
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