enormous increase

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousandincrease

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.kriːs/us
/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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There is no doubt that within the last six years there has been anenormousincreaseof horse sickness.
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After 1997, the ratio rose once again, presumably because of theenormousincreasein stock prices.
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However, from the 1840s onward, under royal patronage, there was anenormousincreasein both the number of canoes constructed and the scale of the vessels.
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We know that there will be anenormousincreaseshortly in the international price of fuel oil.
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But the fact is that there has been anenormousincreasein the scale and complexity of the work which clerks are doing.
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There has been anenormousincreasein public spending, however.
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There is nothing he can do about the impendingenormousincreasein the cost of electric lighting and heating.
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There has been anenormousincreasein rates and that is clearly inadequate.
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That led to anenormousincreasein cash betting and to the creation of a vast industry worth millions of pounds.
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We must also bear in mind theenormousincreasein the number of unemployed.
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And, of course, there will be anenormousincreasein this figure of debt repayment over the next few years.
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The unemployment returns show anenormousincreasein unemployment.
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We all know that there has been anenormousincreasein the consumption of milk.
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Whether those figures are accurate or not, there has, no doubt, been anenormousincreaseon services which he classes together as social services.
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There was greatly improved cultivation, and anenormousincreaseof the arable area.
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It would produce anenormousincreasein trade.
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That, however, is not any great evidence in favour of casting anenormousincreasein the burden on the employers.
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Further, there has been anenormousincreasein commodity prices.
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It is budgeting for anenormousincreasein inflation by itself.
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I think we shall see in the very near future anenormousincrease.
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