loom large

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Meaning: (idiomatic,intransitive)To have a great deal ofimportance,presence,power, orsway; to be of greatsignificanceorconcern, especially when posing a likelythreatordanger.Synonym:bulk largeEnergy policy willloom largein the policy decisions of the new government.1934, United States. Congress. House. Special Committee on Un-American Activities,Investigation of Nazi Propaganda Activities and Investigation of Certain Other Propaganda Activities, page281:Sooner or later the Catholic question willloom largein our way, so why not take a definite standpoint right from the beginning?1957, Charlotte Towle,Common Human Needs, page64:One doubts that adequate assistance wouldloom largeas a factor in the demoralization of the individual.1980, Howard D. Crosse, George H. Hempel,Management Policies for Commercial Banks, page174:Nevertheless, even for a country bank, the unpredictable canloom largein the management of its reserve position.1980,AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page224:Before the Somerset marshes were drained - between the 10th and 14th centuries - ships could sail as far inland as Glastonbury, and the hill on which High Ham stands was an island,looming largeabove the lagoons and swamplands of the region.1990,Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Volumes 7-8, page131:At the same time, the environmental problems certainlyloom largein all transition countries.1997, Neil L. Whitehead,The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana, page15:Virgin Queensloom largeas inspirational icons of both endeavours but Ralegh's substantive commitment in financial and political terms was to the earlier Virginia project, with the Guiana episode appearing as a hastily conceived attempt to re-run the Virginia enterprise.2007, Ingo Tönnies,Large-scale Mining in Papua New Guinea, page107:While the environmental damages mightloom large, there are rather the changes on the social structure of the Wopkaimin community and the demands for more participation in the mine's benefits — in other words, there are also social and economical reasons for the emergence of conflicts as well.2019, Thierry de Duve,Aesthetics at Large — Art, Ethics, Politics, page111:This is not to say that Schopenhauer and Nietzsche do notloom largein his work as well, but traveling back and forth between these two thinkers and Hegel is feasible, whereas reconciling Kant and Hegel is not—except perhaps via Schelling, but this would mean walking the romantic route, something Adorno avoids like the plague.2021July 7,Phil McNulty, “England 2-1 Denmark”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:Schmeichelwas Denmark's hero as England sought the winner, saving brilliantly fromHarry MaguireandHarry Kaneas the game went into extra time and the prospect of penaltiesloomed large.2022November 14, Justin McCurry, “Taiwan looms large as Joe Biden prepares to meet Xi Jinping in Bali”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:Taiwanlooms largeas Joe Biden prepares to meet Xi Jinping in Bali [title]2023July 12, Pip Dunn, “Class 99s: "ultimate Electro-Diesel"”, inRAIL, number987, page52:But the point when it would have to look at alternative new-build vehicles was alwayslooming large, and there would inevitably be a finite number of Class 66s it could source from elsewhere, and a limit to other locomotives it could re-power.

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