enormous variation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofenormousandvariation
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enormous
adjective
uk/ɪˈnɔː.məs/us/əˈnɔːr.məs/
extremely ...
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variation
noun
uk/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
a change in amount ...
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Both diseases exhibit anenormousvariationin severity.
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Enormousvariationin incidence of deaths was also observed by region, ethnicity and religion.
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There is anenormousvariation.
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In addition, there wasenormousvariationin the patterns of kin transfer, suggesting individual choice rather than rigid 'inheritance patterns'.
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Amongst the responses there wasenormousvariationin the hours that the evening and night services were available.
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There is thisenormousvariationbetween them.
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There is anenormousvariationbetween schools.
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However, there isenormousvariationin performance.
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Quite naturally, they show anenormousvariation.
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That is anenormousvariationto leave to discretion.
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A cautionary proviso is that there isenormousvariationwithin and between species, within and between different areas and habitats and between years.
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The system has also resulted inenormousvariationbetween different contract areas.
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The statistics show that there is anenormousvariationbetween one district and another.
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There is anenormousvariationbetween the very good, indifferent and very bad.
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This is a difficult issue, because there is anenormousvariationin the standards of operation.
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Fourthly, there is anenormousvariationbetween them; some indeed are positive and can be beneficial.
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The emerging findings showenormousvariationin the declared savings of such schemes.
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It is not immediately apparent why there is thatenormousvariationin the work load.
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This study foundenormousvariationamong states.
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Here the problem was not only that there has been anenormousvariationin the size of the union fee.
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As has been pointed out, there is at present anenormousvariationin the earnings of directors.
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That is anenormousvariation, and one can imagine the fury of the consumer at having to pay 100p.
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Is a uniform percentage appropriate, given theenormousvariationin property values up and down the country?
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That is especially important in the present circumstances because of theenormousvariationin the interest rates available for credit.
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How do we define perishable foods, and how do we take account of theenormousvariationin quality?
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