How to Use a great deal of in a Sentence

a great deal of

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  • Who We Are spends a great deal of time sitting and writing.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Over the last year, the One Chicago universe has gone through a great deal of changes, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The good news is that a great deal of progress on AI fairness has already been made, both in academia and in industry.
    John MacCormick, Fortune, 9 May 2023
  • Paying more now for a dependable solution may save a great deal of costs—and headaches—down the line.
    Boyan Ivanov, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Auburn has endured a great deal of change in recent years, with the firing of two head coaches since the end of the 2020 season and staff overhauls along the way.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Atlantic laid a great deal of grassroots groundwork for the passage of Obamacare.
    Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Even if this person has a great deal of talent, her fame may diminish rapidly.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023
  • There is a great deal of intrigue, a little romance, and a lot of historical fiction.
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Rick is someone who has a great deal of irascible energy.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • With a host of returning players and strong senior leadership, the Hawks earned a win that provided the team a great deal of confidence for the rest of the season.
    Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a great deal of barrel influence on the palate of this whiskey, perhaps even more than last year’s, with notes of tobacco, dark fruit, leather, and blackberries.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
  • There is a great deal of evidence for the effectiveness of these approaches.
    John Williamson, Fortune Well, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The Iberians after the Ice Age still carried a great deal of ancestry from the Fournol people who had arrived there thousands of years before the glaciers advanced.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But the comments that got a great deal of attention on the edited video were around how the return-to-office order would affect child care needs of many employees.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Not only does turf toe result in a great deal of immediate pain, but over time the joint may become stiff, less flexible, and more prone to arthritis.
    Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 17 May 2023
  • Thanks to solid drafting and player acquisition the last two offseasons under Holmes, there aren't a great deal of holes on the roster.
    Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Despite a great deal of fanfare, including Costner taking home the show's first major award this year at the Golden Globes, the series still hasn't been picked up for a sixth season.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The changes have given tire manufacturers a great deal of pricing power.
    Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
  • With the ongoing race for the league’s draft lottery and a chance to select a generational talent in Connor Bedard, there’s a great deal of pressure for the bottom six teams vying for the best odds.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
  • However, through the first few months of 2023 that housing correction has lost a great deal of steam as markets across the South, Northeast, and Midwest once again begin to post month-over-month home price increases.
    Lance Lambert, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • No one could accuse the Wick franchise of being derivative, but a great deal of its charm comes from its amalgamation of influences.
    WIRED, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Did stepping into a role like Kang—a character that already has a great deal of mythology around him—trigger anxiety?
    WIRED, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Please know that there is a great deal of controversy associated with those notions.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Integra lies much closer to the middle of the comfort-performance spectrum than such cars, which trade away a great deal of refinement for their raw speed and cornering ability.
    Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Transition plans often end up on the back burner as daily issues press on top leaders, aggravated by the perception that the planning will require a great deal of work.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Growing your startup into the large-scale, profitable business of your dreams takes resilience, creativity, a great deal of planning and capital.
    Theo Sastre-Garau, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
  • However, formal ecommerce platforms haven’t gained a great deal of traction in Pakistan because most transactions are cash-based.
    Zuha Siddiqui, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2023
  • For now, though, there’s a great deal of confusion among patients who are covered by the ACA, and concern among doctors, who worry patients will stop getting needed preventive services.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Neeson, under gobs of stomach-churning makeup for a great deal of the run time, delivers a pitch-perfect performance that beautifully blends high camp and wrenching pathos.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • No question, the nation offers a great deal of untapped opportunity for the world’s filmmakers in terms of locations and expertise.
    Bob Verini, Variety, 15 May 2023

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