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Meanings of very promising in English

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Usage of very promising in English
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She's come up with a very promising idea for her Dickens paper.
Unfinished desires: a novel
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All things considered, this was a very promising week for South Africa.
The South African
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We can honestly say that the position in Germany is very promising.
The Red Conspiracy
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And the area that I've identified that seems very promising is inflation.
Wired
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The very promising lightweight men's four and the heavyweight four both won.
The Irish Times
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The integration of genetic approaches with high-throughput genomic techniques is very promising.
Pubmed
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On the plus side, IE 8 looks like a very promising upgrade.
Wired
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For a day or two matters looked very promising for Gen. Spier.
Troublous Times in Canada / A History of the Fenian Raids of 186...
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He is a very promising boy, and should have all his chances.
Sisters
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We also looked at an appearance of lead, which seemed very promising.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
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His love prospects did not appear to be very promising, at first.
The Life of John Clare
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He 's a naval officer and a very promising one, I believe.
Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport
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If it didn't seem very promising, I would try a second time.
New Grub Street
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Mrs. Peck's first attempt had failed, though it had appeared very promising.
Mr. Hogarth's Will
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Bub Dick's goal did not look very promising, as he drew near.
Dick Lionheart
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Some drugs reported very promising data, however, others showed disappointing and different results.
Pubmed
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