required quantity

collocation in English

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require
verb[T]
uk
/rɪˈkwaɪər/us
/rɪˈkwaɪr/
to need something or make ...
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quantity
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/us
/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/
the amount or number of something, especially that can ...
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(Definition ofrequireandquantityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, it has been estimated that therequiredquantityof forest produce was 5.20 lakh tonnes.
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Therequiredquantityof iodine was supplied through 5.0 ml of potassium iodide solution, which was added (by thorough mixing) to the concentrate mixture allowance of individual goats.
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The difficulty of obtaining gold cannot be compensated, except at greater-expense in order to obtain therequiredquantity.
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The experiment will be repeated as soon as therequiredquantityof pilchards is available.
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The feasibility of importing timber in therequiredquantityis a matter for the sponsors of the project.
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For example, the opportunities presented by our supermarkets can be fully seized only by businesses big enough to negotiate satisfactory terms and to deliver therequiredquantityand quality consistently.
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Unless the small farmer has some sense of confidence, he cannot possibly build up the dairy herd which he must have to produce therequiredquantityof milk.
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The sale price will be the lowest price at which the bid will provide therequiredquantityof the item.
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If therequiredquantityis not met, the player will be disqualified and the game will be over.
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As they slowly dissolve in reaction to the organisms needs, the content is released homogeneously and in therequiredquantityon the bodys surface.
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Leguminous cover crops are typically high in nitrogen and can often provide therequiredquantityof nitrogen for crop production.
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This constitutes therequiredquantityfor implementing the algorithm.
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Owing to the different densities of the substrates, the required quantities were measured volumetrically.
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Although the tribute or tax system was efficient, it did not meet the required quantities of drug materials.
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In other words, you must have all the parts in the required quantities to make the finished product; they are not scalable.
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However, the technical barriers to producing and containing the required quantities of antimatter appear formidable, well beyond present capabilities.
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When the running coupling of the theory is small enough, then all required quantities may be computed in perturbation theory.
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