enormous magnitude

collocation in English

meaningsofenormousandmagnitude

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enormous
adjective
uk
/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us
/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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magnitude
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmæɡ.nɪ.tʃuːd/us
/ˈmæɡ.nə.tuːd/
the large size or importance ...
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(Definition ofenormousandmagnitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this case, the effects are therefore ofenormousmagnitude.
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Reviewsi 425 e^ort of suchenormousmagnitude, some elements will work more e^ectively than others.
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That problem is ofenormousmagnitudeand worldwide is going to cost billions of pounds to put right.
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The powers which it is proposed to give are ofenormousmagnitude.
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It is a totally different problem ofenormousmagnitude.
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A collision involving a ship carrying liquid gas could cause, in some ports in this country, a catastrophe ofenormousmagnitude.
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To contemplate bringing these applicant countries up to 90 per cent is a task ofenormousmagnitude.
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We recognise that it is a difficult problem which requires careful consideration and that it is a problem ofenormousmagnitude.
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On the contrary, bombers and submarines are almost by definition offensive armaments, so we are faced with a threat ofenormousmagnitude.
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It leads to capital expenditure of a serious nature andenormousmagnitudeon generating plant.
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Those operations have been upon a scale ofenormousmagnitude.
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It is not ofenormousmagnitude, and it is not of an indefinite character.
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Such talk does not show a correct appreciation of theenormousmagnitudeof this financial problem.
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This is the situation in which we find ourselves and, in my opinion, it is potentially a situation of thisenormousmagnitude.
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That is a fall ofenormousmagnitude.
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That is a problem ofenormousmagnitude.
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It would be a tragedy ofenormousmagnitude—not only in employment terms but also in terms of national resources which would be lost—if the works closed.
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It is a tragedy ofenormousmagnitude.
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That is something ofenormousmagnitude.
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Cleanliness to a safe hygienic level must be maintained, and if it were to fall below tolerable levels we should be running into health problems ofenormousmagnitude.
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