large reservoir

collocation in English

meaningsoflargeandreservoir

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large
adjective
uk
/lɑːdʒ/us
/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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reservoir
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrez.ə.vwɑːr/us
/ˈrez.ɚ.vwɑːr/
a place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or ...
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(Definition oflargeandreservoirfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The third planetary explosion mechanism holds the potential for an indefinitelylargereservoirof energy for exploding even massive planets and stars.
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In the second, fluid-buffered model, the geochemistry of the veins is buffered by alargereservoirof an aqueous fluid.
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In the case of a finite fluid, this lateral flow is impeded by the lack of alargereservoirof fluid "above" the growing bubbles.
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This represents a verylargereservoirof virus.
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Broad causeway bordered by alargereservoirconnects the introduced special-function plaza with pre-existing architectural plazas and structures at the base of the hill.
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Also, alargereservoirof wage labourers thus became available to agricultural and industrial entrepreneurs who were striving to expand their enterprise, forming a condition for further accumulation and scale-enlargement.
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It appears that alargereservoirof underground slugs are always present; as slugs are removed from the surface more slugs migrate upwards to replace them.
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There is alargereservoirof excess labour in industry, if that labour is effectively employed.
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To-day we are discussing an equally grave situation; namely, the underemployment of alargereservoirof professional skills.
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Holes were drilled to 300m and then to 2000m and alargereservoirof hot fractured rock was established by explosive and hydraulic fracturing.
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Finally, thelargereservoirof talent that we have amongst our local treasurers would be diminished.
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That suggests that there is a remarkablylargereservoirof teachers whom we might reach.
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Practically, there is nolargereservoirof unemployed men in the building trade.
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That necessitates alargereservoirof skilled labour and presents the problem of their full employment between jobs.
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We cannot admit that there is alargereservoirof labour with no work provided for it.
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It showed that there is alargereservoirof goodwill.
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The key to success is to have a sufficientlylargereservoirof volunteers to provide ideal matches between big and little brothers and sisters, and to achieve economies of scale.
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It may be the order of the day that policies will have to be adapted not only to contain but to provide for alargereservoirof unemployment.
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Alargereservoirof trained men may very well be required to take over the guarding of lesser key points to release those required for mobile operations.
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