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Meanings of possess great in English

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Usage of possess great in English
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The Republics of Central America and the Caribbean possess great natural wealth.
State of the Union Addresses
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Its shores are high barren mountains, said to possess great mineral wealth.
What I Saw in California / A Description of Its Soil, Climate, P...
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Part of the reason for this is that they possess great natural talent.
The Irish Times
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The waters are as deep as those of Superior, and possess great transparency.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 / A Maga...
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But indubitably white men possess great magic, uncertain in its extent.
The Land of Footprints
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The fore-paws possess great grasping powers, and have a hand-like appearance.
The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
7
The Annunciation, the Flight into Egypt, and a Guardian Angel, possess great beauty.
Paris: With Pen and Pencil / Its People and Literature, Its Life...
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She came with authority, and she seemed to possess great understanding.
The Man in the Twilight
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Although these dogs need care, they possess great powers of endurance.
Dogs and All about Them
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They are good-tempered, and possess great energy, ingenuity, bravery, and presence of mind.
Diary in America, Series Two
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Others possess great separate strength: one in particular does this in an eminent degree.
Evidences of Christianity
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They will make handsome ornaments, and possess great medicinal virtues.
The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and All...
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Those who have these traits often possess great skill in flattering and manipulating powerful people.
The Guardian
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The shamans possess great power over their superstitious subjects, and their commands are rarely refused.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
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The razor-edged teeth are wedge-shaped like a shark's, and the jaw muscles possess great power.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
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A man does not possess great gifts of person and of mind without drawbacks somewhere.
Lessons in Life; A Series of Familiar Essays
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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