How To Use Inconsiderable In A Sentence
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Lennox Lewis and the rest of boxing await the answer with not inconsiderable interest.
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A hallway in a largish single-storey house is a big job, lots of doors and a not inconsiderable amount of wall.
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The Access Economics study undertaken shortly before construction began indicated it would be commercially viable, at least with the not inconsiderable investment of public funds in constructing the line.
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Private collectors often reminisce of the days they picked up six bottles of 1982 Le Pin at under €20 a bottle, back then not an inconsiderable amount to pay for a relatively unknown wine.
The Remarkable Rise of Le Pin
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Unfortunately it was merely the not inconsiderable technical prowess of his dancers that Page showed off in his emotionally inexpressive choreography.
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I estimate that the comparable disparities in Australia are less marked but still not inconsiderable.
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My estate, of course, is nothing compared to Sylvester's; it is, however, not inconsiderable.
DEVIL'S BRIDE
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The first, from an inconsiderable village, is become one of the most flourishing places of the kingdom, enriched by the linen, cambrick, flowered lawn, and silk manufactures.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
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had no inconsiderable influence
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Towards the yellow-hammer, or yellow-yite -- bird of beautiful plumage though it be -- because it is the subject of an unaccountable superstitious notion, which credits it with drinking a drop of the devil's blood every May morning, the children of Scotland cherish no inconsiderable contempt, which finds expression in the rhyme: --
Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk
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If an adult bathing suit costs between $200 and $265, the teeny-weeny matching kid's outfit goes for a not inconsiderable $110 to $140.
Swimwear Worthy of Self-Flagellation
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I know you can't dine here in consequence of the tempestuous weather on the Covent Garden shores, but if you will come in when you have done Trinculizing, you will delight me greatly, and add in no inconsiderable degree to the "conviviality" of the meeting.
The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3 (of 3), 1836-1870
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The profits of £3 per year may have seemed "inconsiderable" to the report's author, but such earnings would have made a substantial contribution to a laboring family's income and may have been the only cash income earned by the family (see Chapter 2, n.
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He has built up a not inconsiderable business empire.
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Cartwright spends a not inconsiderable amount of time contemplating the unusual nature of her fame.
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While the taxmen ponder what would be acceptable, the club - smack bang in the middle of a redoubtable promotion drive from the Third Division - faces the not inconsiderable problem of how to fund itself during this coming week.
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I once had to step over his not inconsiderable prostrate body to get to my table, after he had clearly been ‘enjoying’ a rather ‘lively’ lunch.
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This adds up to a not inconsiderable amount of money.
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Besides the most important fact that all these people are still driving around and living with their families for hopefully a normal span of natural life, the actuarial value of around 70 million euros also saved is not inconsiderable.
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A big niche in the case of the Caledonian Challenge, with 1300 people, most of them walkers, tackling the not inconsiderable, and far from straightforward, 54 miles between Fort William and Loch Lomond.
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Well, yes, except that 99 per cent of all students and a not inconsiderable percentage of adults are wearing the same silly and small spectacle frames in 2004.
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Muir was primarily a botanist, a lover of trees and mountains, and his technical knowledge of wildlife was inconsiderable.
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I now had the material proof that I had been seeking at not inconsiderable expense out here.
DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
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If we consider, in fact, that by far the largest proportion of recorded existing species are known only by the study of their skins, or bones, or other lifeless exuvia; that we are acquainted with none, or next to none, of their physiological peculiarities, beyond those which can be deduced from their structure, or are open to cursory observation; and that we cannot hope to learn more of any of those extinct forms of life which now constitute no inconsiderable proportion of the known Flora and
Lectures and Essays
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The profession represents less than one third of one per cent of the population which is certainly an ‘inconsiderable proportion’ of society.
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The task was given to me, and I carried it forward with no inconsiderable success.
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We have seen that the reward of his labour was only fifteen hundred and seventy-five pounds; and when the expence of amanuenses and paper, and other articles are deducted, his clear profit was very inconsiderable.
The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.
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Far too nice a person to spear a member of the press, he relies instead on a tried and tested combination of down-to-earth good humour, genuine enthusiasm and not inconsiderable charm to get him through press sessions unscathed.
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His own reading was inconsiderable; and he used to say, that if he had spent as much time in _reading_ as other men of learning, he should have been as _ignorant_ as they.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
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They have enterpeneurial skills to rival those of the Israelis which are not inconsiderable and would be that much greater if the defence budget were not such a burden.
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on Israeli Incompetence
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Money, indeed, if certain ill-natured gossip of tradesmen be true, has been an inconsiderable factor in the encompassment of this sartorial distinction.
The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation
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The traits the character has accumulated since that point, however--aggression, ambition, promiscuousness, self-loathing--were predictable almost from the first moment of her introduction, and if Katee Sackhoff's not-inconsiderable charisma and talent were enough to give the character depth and appeal, they weren't up to the task of making Starbuck any less of a stereotype.
This is Not the Post You're Looking For and Other "Maelstrom" Thoughts
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But those predictions may yet prove inaccurate given the challenger's strength of character and not inconsiderable size of heart.
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passed his life in an inconsiderable village
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There're a couple of cartoons and trite quotations on a noticeboard left over from the previous tenant but nothing reassuringly mine (except for the not inconsiderable mess).
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I rang a chap who has agreed to help me move it on Sunday for a not inconsiderable amount of money.
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Jean-Henri Riesener was ebeniste (cabinetmaker) to Louis XVI, pupil of the great Oeben (maker of Louis XV's desk), and the man considered the greatest of his trade, among not inconsiderable competition, in the last quarter of the 18th century.
All Hands on Deco
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In fact, the book's lacunae are in some cases not inconsiderable.
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In this study there was the not inconsiderable problem of a white researcher seeking out black people.
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This takes time, effort and a not inconsiderable number of dollars, pounds, baht or shekels.
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But the Man of Sorrows motif represents no slight and inconsiderable tributary of the mainstream, and if the new exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art can draw our attention to that fact, it will have served its purpose well.
The Man of Sorrows Motif Over Time
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Why would I spend so much time, and a not inconsiderable chunk of money, hanging out with people whose views I obviously have little respect for?
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Jean-Henri Riesener was ebeniste (cabinetmaker) to Louis XVI, pupil of the great Oeben (maker of Louis XV's desk), and the man considered the greatest of his trade, among not inconsiderable competition, in the last quarter of the 18th century.
All Hands on Deco
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He will need to muster all his not inconsiderable sales skills to help float the company at a time when stock markets are in the doldrums.
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He was a man who actively sought martyrdom; and the talents he possessed, which were not inconsiderable, had been diluted by spite.
A SONG AT TWILIGHT
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In nine outings against the not inconsiderable might of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the artist formerly known as ‘White Lightning’ grabbed 16 wickets at barely 20 runs apiece.
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Israelite and his dulcinea dejected in consequence of their disgrace, the poet absorbed in lofty meditation, the painter in schemes of revenge; while Jolter, rocked by the motion of the carriage, made himself amends for the want of rest he had sustained; and the mendicant, with his fair charge, were infected by the cloudy aspect of our youth, in whose disappointment each of them, for different reasons, bore no inconsiderable share.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
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The pursuer himself will also require to contemplate the not inconsiderable pressure of having to give evidence and face cross-examination.
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This system would be more sail and less anchor, as you acknowledge, a not inconsiderable drawback.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Could National Juries Alleviate the Problem of Political Ignorance?
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At that time I had only had one conference with one about it; and for books I had only seen some few, and those so exceedingly inconsiderable, and so fully familistical, forced with so much contempt of the word, that I was not willing to cast away the least moment on them.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
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For most of Disc-Overy, Tinie Tempah pulls off the not-inconsiderable feat of being funny while still suggesting you take him seriously.
Tinie Tempah: Disc-Overy
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their duties were inconsiderable
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All proceeds from these auctions go to help offset the not inconsiderable expense of attending Readercon 21 next month.
"This is the lowest we will ever get. It never gets darker."
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These costs are not inconsiderable, which might seem especially odd given that the con is just up the road from Providence, in Burlington, Massachusetts (about an hour's drive).
"This whole world is wild at heart...and weird on top."
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And, of course, he has invested a not inconsiderable amount of time and money.
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inconsiderable," and the bay had been cleared of ice, but on the 20th of February the cold was very great.
Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold
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I was still struggling with ‘Gentle’ and ‘Moderate’ Sudoku games and reckoned that completing one of those in two or three days was a not inconsiderable triumph.
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She also imposes tactful punctuation on the poems, a not inconsiderable achievement given the syntactical difficulties they sometimes pose.
The Times Literary Supplement
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Toby had left the bulk of his fortune to me and it was not inconsiderable.
THE BLACK OPAL
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After the fire exterminated itself, I flushed the ashes down the toilet after a not-inconsiderable bowel movement.
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He'd completely misjudged my not inconsiderable speed, obviously.
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When the announcement came that there would be a new album I felt vaguely cheated, but mostly concerned that the recording would detract from the band's not inconsiderable legacy.
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This variation in the licensed areas was a wholly unnecessary complication of the gold law, the difference in cost being inconsiderable, and the difference in title affording untold possibilities of lawsuits.
The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs
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I do believe we play some unspecifiable but not inconsiderable part in maintaining a measure of clear thinking in a largely debased intellectual culture.
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The noble sport of sumo wrestling demands impressive girth and not inconsiderable skill.
Times, Sunday Times
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He told the annual general meeting of the authority in Achill that a not inconsiderable number of visitors had passed on the warning that Ireland's reputation for hospitality and a welcome was in question.
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I don't necessarily view them as future superstars, but it's nice to know we have a couple of home-grown artists of not inconsiderable talent.
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For years, like so many other spectacle-wearing children, I was subjected to taunts and mockery and was labelled ‘four eyes’, whilst my parents spent not inconsiderable sums of money on glasses for me.
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Dare I venture to ‘guesstimate’ a not inconsiderable number!
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By leaving the car alone for a whole week, the driver directly pockets $28, not an inconsiderable amount of money.
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The bill came to €154.30, which is not an inconsiderable amount for lunch.
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Taraba is environed with palm-groves and gardens, watered by numerous rivulets; near it are some inconsiderable hills, at the foot of which the Arabs cultivate durra and barley: the inhabitants are of the Begoum tribe, and their Sheikh is Ibn Korshán.
Travels in Arabia
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Apart from inspecting the (not inconsiderable) salaries of special advisers and sundry spin-doctors, they make pretty dull reading.
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As if being confronted by such ruthless professionalism wasn't bad enough, the Preston players had the additional challenge of playing against Penny-pit Park's not inconsiderable gradient in the first half.
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Given these exiguous resources, Faulkner's political achievements down to the end of 1973 were not inconsiderable.
