How can I use quite?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

hello,

here is the sentence: this incident illustrates quite a set of failures somewhere in the systen regarding this improper construction.

can I use very instead of quite? quite here means severe?

thank you for your answers :smiley:

2

Hi,

This suggests ‘a considerable amount of’.

Alan

3

I see, so you mean the quite is stronger than very?