ideal size

collocation in English

meaningsofidealandsize

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ideal
adjective
uk
/aɪˈdɪəl/us
/aɪˈdiː.əl/
perfect, or the ...
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size
noun
uk
/saɪz/us
/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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(Definition ofidealandsizefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofideal size

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The variable which was most importantly related to family size was the difference between the mother's estimate ofidealsizeand her actual number of children.
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I could not agree more, but that does not determine theidealsizefor us.
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Now what is theidealsizeof a council?
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There is noidealsizefor a school.
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What does she believe to be theidealsizeof class?
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I am a layman, and the arguments aboutidealsizeand structure of the industry are highly technical and complex.
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Moreover, new buildings are, to my mind, too large for a prison community of anidealsize, which should not exceed 150 to 200 prisoners.
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I would think that a three-form entry school, thinking in terms of 30 and not 40 in a class, was anidealsize.
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No one regards 40 pupils as anidealsizefor a primary school class.
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He says that the force is theidealsizeand that that need not change with a joint board.
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There is no singleidealsizefor a comprehensive school.
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I would not lay down any form of blueprint, and say that theidealsizemust be 500 acres or 5,000 acres, or whatever it may be.
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Theidealsizeof a good row boat intended for distance rowing is 5m ft.
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The discussion of theidealsizefor the republic was not limited to the options of individual states or encompassing union.
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The sausage is also theidealsizeto make a sandwich using one or two slices from a plain loaf of bread.
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The bush brown is helpful for research because of itsidealsizeand breeding time.
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Idealsizeis described in the breed standard to discourage the breeding of overly large or excessively small dogs.
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