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overwhelming bulk

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meanings of overwhelmingand bulk


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overwhelming
adjective
uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
difficult to ...
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bulk
noun
uk /bʌlk/ us /bʌlk/
something or someone that is ...
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Examples of overwhelming bulk


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The overwhelmingbulk of the growth in higher education occurred in the private sector.
But equally, outright abolition of the system also seems politically unlikely, particularly given that the overwhelmingbulk of it relates to pensions, accrued rights to which last for decades.
The overwhelmingbulk of people who benefit under the pneumoconiosis regulations are former asbestos workers.
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The overwhelmingbulk of our funding comes from membership subscriptions and through direct mail appeals to members and supporters.
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The overwhelmingbulk is traded locally or nationally.
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I know that in recording my vote the overwhelmingbulk of sensible and informed opinion in this country will be with me.
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They supply the overwhelmingbulk of our imported coal.
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I agree that these areas of activity will also be damaged, because the overwhelmingbulk of the money involved goes in that direction.
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In actual practice the overwhelmingbulk of expenditure is allowed as revenue expenditure.
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The board expects, as in the past, to meet the overwhelmingbulk of the requirment from its own power stations.
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Some of it may be good, but only a tiny percentage; the overwhelmingbulk is rubbish.
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The overwhelmingbulk of benefit recipients under the pneumoconiosis regulations are former asbestos workers.
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Moreover, the overwhelmingbulk of this borrowing has already occurred, and, unwelcome though the addition is, it has been successfully funded.
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The overwhelmingbulk of the rules will relate simply to the prescribed form of certificates, permits and application forms.
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When the industry applied for marketing support, it received the overwhelmingbulk of the support that was available.
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The overwhelmingbulk of our expenditure on surface traffic is poured on to the roads.
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The overwhelmingbulk of people who travel on package holidays are satisfied.
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The overwhelmingbulk of settlements covering large numbers of people since the lifting of the pay controls defy that proposition.
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First, we anticipate that the overwhelmingbulk of the stock will be in good condition when it is transferred.
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We preach the doctrine of re-equipping home industries, but at the moment the overwhelmingbulk of our machinery production is going abroad.
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