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scale

noun as in thin covering, skin

verb as in ascend, climb

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verb as in measure

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In a release, City Hall said that the scale of the housing crisis in recent years means "emergency action is needed to get building moving".

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Without a need for substations, Tesla would be able to more quickly scale deployment, he added.

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We learned to administer complex medication regimens, and for a while measured his food on a gram scale as part of a strict medical diet.

Russian officials have openly cautioned about the risks of a recession, as producers of goods from tractors to furniture scale back.

A Thames Water spokesperson said: "Transforming Thames is a major programme of work that will take time; it will take at least a decade to achieve the scale of change required."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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