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massive upheaval

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meanings of massiveand upheaval


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massive
adjective
uk /ˈmæs.ɪv/ us /ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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upheaval
noun[C or U]
uk /ʌpˈhiː.vəl/ us /ʌpˈhiː.vəl/
a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, ...
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Examples of massive upheaval


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The preponderance of scholarship makes sense given the rural base of the largest insurgent armies in that massiveupheaval, and the unprecedented agrarian reforms, however problematic, that followed.
It would be a massiveupheaval in the whole philosophy of law and practice in this country if we did that.
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First, there will be—and, indeed, already is—massiveupheaval and distraction of effort.
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The whole thing is a scene of massiveupheaval.
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What is the justification for this massiveupheaval?
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The reorganisation of local government has only just been completed and the repercussions of this massiveupheaval are still to be felt.
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I do not accept that there is likely to be a massiveupheaval.
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Already they have had to adjust to one massiveupheaval.
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Will there be a massiveupheaval of a policy which is popular at the moment, as all the opinion polls show?
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This has caused massiveupheaval in teaching practice.
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Agriculture has, during this time, undergone a massiveupheaval and has been involved in many expected, and unexpected, stresses.
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There will be massiveupheaval in the industry, a less efficient system to the detriment of the old and the cold and those who have to pay electricity bills.
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It was known that the world was going to move from 12 miles to 200 miles and that there would be a massiveupheaval for the world's fishing fleets.
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In that year, the industry and its customers had to try to come to terms with the massiveupheaval that was imposed on them by the fragmentation of the network.
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It represents once again a massive extension of police powers and the potential risk for massive upheaval and destruction of individuals' lives if they are caught by the provision.
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On the opening title track, he warns of how one and all got to face reality now in a world of massiveupheaval and change.
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The paragraph also has the temerity to say that massive upheavals are costly and cause uncertain ties.
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We have had massive upheavals—change that has driven the education service almost to the point of breakdown—but they have been mostly directed at systems.
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