growing grain

collocation in English

meaningsofgrowingandgrain

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growing
adjective
uk
/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
increasing in size ...
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grain
noun
uk
/ɡreɪn/us
/ɡreɪn/
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice ...
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(Definition ofgrowingandgrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The red soils of the region are very fertile land forgrowinggrain.
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The main industries are tourism andgrowinggrain.
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During the 19th century many of the local farmers switched fromgrowinggrainto raising dairy cattle.
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There were special instructions on when to water thegrowinggrain.
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The main motive forgrowinggrainlegume crops was the production of grain.
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Plant husbandry and management techniques forgrowinggrainlegumes under simulated tropical conditions in controlled environments.
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This occurred when thegrowinggraincontacted with the feldspar along part of its boundary causing parts of the crystal to cease growth, while other parts continued outward growth.
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To overcome such difficuties, rather than expand storage facilities, a new price policy was announced in 1985 (mainly the 30-70 ratio price), which essentially discouraged farmers fromgrowinggrain.
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While in relation to land usegrowinggrainwas the least rational option, the cost and ease of transport were better than for the other two.
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I am a partner in a tenant farmgrowinggrainand beef.
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Our proposals on growing trees are not likely to appeal to people who aregrowinggrain.
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There is now agrowinggrainmountain of more than 1 million tonnes.
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Will he get his required tonnage from the marginal upland growers who are his prime target, even if they were all to stopgrowinggrain?
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Then there is the farmer who changes his mind and cuts thegrowinggrainfor silage because of difficult weather conditions.
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I doubt whether they should not begrowinggrain.
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I was intrigued by the fact that he stressed most strongly that he wanted to concentrate on less-favoured areas where they should not begrowinggrainin any event.
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Better still, the intervention price could be cut, which would have the combined attraction of saving taxpayers' money and penalising those producers who aregrowinggrainthat cannot be marketed.
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