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sheer speed

collocation in English

meanings of sheerand speed


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sheer
adjective
uk /ʃɪər/ us /ʃɪr/
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; ...
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speed
noun
uk /spiːd/ us /spiːd/
how fast ...
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Examples of sheer speed


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The sheerspeed and scope of contemporary human movement, propelled by conflict or economic pressures or the advantages of wealth, are unparalleled.
It, in its turn, cannot protect itself through sheerspeed, like the 1154 could have done.
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One major change from the circumstances of 1971 is the sheerspeed and scale of current events.
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There is no direct correlation between sheerspeed and braking capacity.
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The sheerspeed required in the case of urgent orders prohibits them being sent out for investigation by various bodies.
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The reason for doing that is the sheerspeed of technological development.
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The sheerspeed of the leopard is a defining characteristic of the style.
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The faster the bowler, the harder it is to achieve consistent line and length but sheerspeed can make up for the shortfall.
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He was a rare five-tool player with home run power as well as sheerspeed on the basepaths.
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They attack with sheerspeed, overwhelming the adversary with a continuous non-stop rain of blows.
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It was drawn up by his coach, but he made it famous by his sheerspeed in the set.
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Most of these come from the barbarian's feral alertness, and from sheerspeed and endurance.
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The use of stroke counting and radicals puts memorization of the character ahead of sheerspeed in handling it.
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Since flash mobs were allowed and no protection set against automatic bots which were clicking the button for extended period of time, the results were changing at sheerspeed.
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