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Which would apply to the drop off a cliff face and quanta? A sheer drop? A sheer weight/force/amount?
ReplyDeleteA sheer cliff.
DeleteA sheer drop.
He succeeded by sheer determination.
The bolt was sheared off because the shear stress was too high.