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heroic measure

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meanings of heroicand measure


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heroic
adjective
uk /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/ us /hɪˈroʊ.ɪk/
very brave ...
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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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Examples of heroic measure


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We are dealing with a limited and not very heroicmeasure.
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I do not know whether we should do that; it would be a pretty heroicmeasure.
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It is not a heroicmeasure.
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The problem of dispersion was always in the foreground in the present research, and heroic measures were necessary to deal with it.
Great evils have to be dealt with by heroic measures.
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We cannot settle this question by heroic measures.
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The situation in the country calls for nothing less than heroic measures, but we sit too long here and say too much.
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In that position, only heroic measures were possible or would be useful.
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I reject the view that you could deal with this problem of prices or profiteering by such heroic measures as hanging the profiteer.
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They are quite incapable of redeeming that pledge by any large and heroic measures.
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It so often happens that little action is necessary to deal with something at the start which, if neglected, later demands heroic measures.
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They note that heroic measures are necessary, but where are the heroes?
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The time has come for heroic measures.
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Heroic measures are often taken in cases of grave injury or illness, as a last-ditch attempt to save life, limb, or eyesight.
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He had given specific orders not to perform heroic measures to keep him alive.
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Also, advances in technology have decreased the probability of developing a dense corneal leucoma, such as chemotherapy, antibiotics, and the avoidance of heroic measures of therapy.
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