The scale requires no special measurements, and is therefore applicable across a wide range of circumstances.

The scale of the deficit required the Government to make tough choices about how taxpayers' money was to be spent.

The scale of the operation required all of the settlement's able men.

The scale of the deficit has required the Government to make tough choices about how taxpayers' money is allocated.

The scale of the disaster requires something bigger and more difficult.

An arithmetical scale would require too many numbers to be practical, he said.

It is not that such a fuel cannot be produced, so much as the scale of production required.

Increased scale has required a move to vans and trucks (lorries).

The scale of the airplane requires careful attention to weight and balance.

The scale of the scheme, outlined on Friday, is somewhat confused, however, and requires further work.