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Meanings of very hostile in English

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Usage of very hostile in English
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But a world very hostile to Germany might quite conceivably check both.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, ...
2
She lives with her brother, who is very hostile to all religions.
The Saint
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He'd operated for years without an official cover in some very hostile places.
Act of treason
4
They were very snobby and very hostile towards the Greens, Ms Dann said.
Radio NZ
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He was ultimately very hostile. Ignatius let out a monstrous belch.
A Confederacy of Dunces
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Has done an amazing job in a very hostile CNN community.
The new yorker
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The Government is very hostile to sectarianism, and occasionally endeavours to suppress it.
Russia
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The Bishops, Lord Malmesbury, and many others very hostile to it.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
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They dared not travel singly, he said, for the Indians were very hostile.
Tales of Aztlan; The Romance of a Hero of Our Late Spanish-Ameri...
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They did not remain long, however, as they found the Indians very hostile.
Discoverers and Explorers
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In fact, the mayor 15 years ago was very hostile.
The Guardian
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This was particularly difficult in the then very hostile environment of Compulsory Competitive Tendering.
The Guardian
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The Romish ecclesiastics were very hostile to all these schools.
History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners F...
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He's very young and very frightened- and, because he's frightened, very angry, very hostile.
Hell House
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Jefferson, to his credit, was very hostile to the proposition.
The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
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Well, that did not seem very hostile, at any rate.
Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise; or, The Dash for Dixie
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