enormous difficulty

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousanddifficulty

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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difficulty
noun
uk
/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/us
/ˈdɪf.ə.kəl.t̬i/
the fact of not being easy to do ...
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Perhaps the seemingly wobbly structure of this collection reflects theenormousdifficultyof describing the history of a movement in waves.
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A learning task of such complexity is likely to take a lot of time and effort, hence the prevalent perception ofenormousdifficulty.
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Admittedly, this problem is partly related to theenormousdifficultyin finding relevant historical sources.
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Utilitarianism has been widely deemed to be a good candidate for a moral theory, despite theenormousdifficultyof knowing what course of action would actually produce the best results.
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Nursing staff specifically experiencedenormousdifficultywith what was perceived to be a "no holds barred" approach to resuscitation and treatment of these extremely premature infants.
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I accept that new clause 2 goes far further, but it points up theenormousdifficultythat results from splitting subordinate from primary legislation.
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Someone with a walking problem or a disabled person in a wheelchair would haveenormousdifficultychanging platforms in that way.
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We are dealing with a question ofenormousdifficultyand complexity.
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They have not been realised because the people who held these high hopes did not realise theenormousdifficultyof bringing them about.
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I do not think a very great effort would have been necessary or that the organisation would have presented anyenormousdifficulty.
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Theenormousdifficultywith that matter is the variance of prices and the cost of housing in different areas.
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This is a chicken-and-egg situation ofenormousdifficulty.
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His own party must find itself inenormousdifficultybecause in it are full-time politicians.
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However good the scheme is, our constituents haveenormousdifficultyin getting into it.
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The condition of the stock markets, rendered worse by recent foreign events, constitutes in itself, without anything else, anenormousdifficulty.
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These last two powers open up a question ofenormousdifficulty.
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But one must recognise theenormousdifficultyof doing this.
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What will undermine their morale more is theenormousdifficultyof getting to and from their places of work.
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I fully accept that it causesenormousdifficultyfor our immigration people.
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