in no small measure
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Adverb
[edit]in no small measure (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) To a very great extent.
- Synonyms: in no small part, in no small way
- 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: The Slough derailment”, in Trains Illustrated, page 132:
- The Inspecting Officer draws attention to the remarkable way in which the train held together after the final derailment; this was due in no small measure to the robustness of the buckeye couplings fitted to the coaches.
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[edit]to a very great extent
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