hard surface

collocation in English

meaningsofhardandsurface

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hard
adjective
uk
/hɑːd/us
/hɑːrd/
not easy to bend, cut, ...
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surface
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us
/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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(Definition ofhardandsurfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhard surface

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In these cases, a soft material is placed on ahardsurfaceor on a second soft material, and the soft material deforms and spreads over the second surface.
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The caryopsis coat halves were separated by applying light pressure to the caryopsis coat and swirling it in a puddle of water on ahardsurface.
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He asked why there should be ahardsurfaceto the courtyard.
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If one has ahardsurfacea person who carries a stick or has an injury can walk across it slowly.
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These include covered swimming pools, domestic stable blocks, domestic garages, sheds, laying ahardsurface, summerhouses, etc.
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Outdoor recreational facilities comprise grassed playing fields for rugby, soccer and cricket andhardsurfaceplaying areas.
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One man was suffering from head injuries, possibly caused through blows from falling on ahardsurface.
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It is less likely to endanger others by passing through the immediate target, or ricocheting from ahardsurface.
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Manslaughter can involve quite a light blow after a closing-time row or a fall on one's head on ahardsurface.
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However, information compiled in 1989 indicates that some 325 schools had grass pitches and 314 hadhardsurfacegames areas; some schools had both types of provision.
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One man suffering from head and eye injuries; the head injuries were probably caused through knocking on ahardsurface, and the eye injuries probably from fist blows.
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There is no respite from it, whether one stands up or tries lying on a bed or even on ahardsurfacesuch as a floor.
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Miller stated that he had been struck with the iron bar; his injuries were consistent with blows so caused and were inconsistent with a fall against ahardsurface.
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When ahardsurfaceis also desired, river gravel is often set in a concrete aggregate mix.
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The housing structures found here consisted of circular floors, composed of schist chips and mud pounded hard to make ahardsurface.
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Besides textile cleaning research and development research inhardsurfacecleaning was included.
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This standard does not address head to ball contact, solely head tohardsurfacecontact.
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To get ahardsurfaceto dance on, people would often unhinge doors and lay them on the ground.
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