considerable amount

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandamount

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/
us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/
us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsiderable amount

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This work calls for aconsiderableamountof manual dexterity but after a time it becomes monotonous and largely mechanical.
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However, the book is overly long, and is marred by aconsiderableamountof repetition of both the theoretical argument and policy-relevant material.
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In the northern part there is apparently aconsiderableamountof fly.
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The 1330s and 1340s saw aconsiderableamountof evasion, and the number of presented cases increased in the 1350s.
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In particular, there may be aconsiderableamountto be learned from clinical samples, which include a high density and variety of such youth.
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This volume draws together the diverse elements of that meditation, adding aconsiderableamountof freshly-written material.
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The values obtained show aconsiderableamountof scatter, but are consistent with those found in the literature.
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These activities require aconsiderableamountof image processing and cognition skills.
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These conditions are typically associated with aconsiderableamountof informal care.
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Our analysis leaves aconsiderableamountof variance to be attributed to the uncertainties inherent in collective actions.
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The study implies that an appropriate asset and liability management reduces risk and saves aconsiderableamountof sponsors' money.
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Chapters 6 - 8 of the book indicate that there is actually aconsiderableamountof experimental data that is broadly consistent with the hybrid model.
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There has been aconsiderableamountof work on such named entity recognition problems.
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We know aconsiderableamountabout making policy under conditions of uncertainty, even under conditions of scientific uncertainty.
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Besides, there is aconsiderableamountof literature on this subject, and there still exist conflicts of viewpoint which some readers will wish to consider.
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It quickly became apparent that aconsiderableamountof background knowledge underlies the oesophageal cancer network.
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The vaporization process which takes place in a very short time but with aconsiderableamountof mass transport exerts a recoil pressure.
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It needs aconsiderableamountof estimations and technicalities.
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Here, too, aconsiderableamountof groundwork was undertaken by the coalition government.
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However, this choice of lag length leaves aconsiderableamountof serial correlation in the residuals.
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