extreme measure

collocation in English

meaningsofextremeandmeasure

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extreme
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstriːm/us
/ɪkˈstriːm/
very large in amount ...
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measure
noun
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ər/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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(Definition ofextremeandmeasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextreme measure

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It is, therefore, a lessextrememeasurethan a compulsory purchase order.
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Anotherextrememeasurewould be transfer to another school.
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We should see what happens to this before we take any otherextrememeasure.
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Therefore, they are very reluctant to use such anextrememeasure.
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They had to resort to theextrememeasureof cutting down exports during the winter by 3 million tons.
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This might be a veryextrememeasurein a very dangerous situation.
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The fact is that this is anextrememeasure.
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It is in no way anextrememeasure.
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It was done in panic, and inextrememeasure.
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It is anextrememeasurewhich is not needed in ordinary circumstances.
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Therefore, an empty property use order is a lessextrememeasureand reduces the need for the moreextrememeasureof a compulsory purchase order.
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I believe that it is at any rate an advance which would make us pause before we took someextrememeasure.
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That is theextrememeasureof this horrendous problem.
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In those circumstances is he justified in theextrememeasurewhich he proposes to take?
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Military action is always anextrememeasure, and somebody must always suffer the consequences.
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It is really anextrememeasurewhich should therefore be used carefully.
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If he does not get theextrememeasure, his vote passes to the second.
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It is anextrememeasuredesigned to weaken and undermine the role of trade unions in our society.
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However, in the case of self-employed hauliers, the employer and the employee are the same person, and protecting private transporters from themselves is anextrememeasure.
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I think it is anextrememeasure.
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