| 词汇 | example_english_staggering-figure |
| 释义 | staggering figurecollocation in Englishmeanings of staggeringand figureThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with figure. staggering adjective uk /ˈstæɡ.ər.ɪŋ/ us /ˈstæɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ very shocking ... See more at staggering figure noun[C] uk /ˈfɪɡ.ər/ us /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/ the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ... See more at figure Examples of staggering figureThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Even if we allow for an element of exaggeration, that is a staggeringfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, about 16,000 people registered their opposition to this incinerator—a staggeringfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a most staggeringfigure and the paradoxical situation is that although people are more secure materially they appear less secure in themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should be told, at least, what is the staggeringfigure that prevents us from doing so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A married person will receive an extra £4·05, taking his benefit to the staggeringfigure of £40 45. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a staggeringfigure, to which soon will be added those subject to the new arrangements, for example. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They reached the staggeringfigure of about 100,000, and they have not yet finished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a staggeringfigure that almost two in every three unemployed men in that exchange are 55 years of age and over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That seems to me to be a very staggeringfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are now informed that our national expenditure is to reach the really staggeringfigure of£3,940 millions in the year 1946–47. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a staggeringfigure, large enough to equip entirely a new nation, to establish a new country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a staggeringfigure and an appalling state of affairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a staggeringfigure; a quarter of a million pounds in affiliation fees, compared with approximately £40,000 which was collected from constituency parties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One figure which we cannot deny is the total yield from all sources of motor taxation, which comes to the staggeringfigure of £560 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1988 alone, the value of store goods supplied on credit was £2·794 billion, which is a staggeringfigure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The total of public money now put into road and rail public transport amounts to the staggeringfigure of £1,200 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, the total cost of unemployment is still at the staggeringfigure of £114,000,000 a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This review will increase the total of all member's quotas by one-third, taking the total to the staggeringfigure of 45 billion dollars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a staggeringfigure, but it is a gross understatement of the true level of unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not the answer £1,922 million, a staggeringfigure? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of staggering Go to the definition of figure See other collocations with figure |
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