low weight
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflowandweight
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low
adjective
uk/ləʊ/us/loʊ/
not measuring much from the base to ...
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weight
noun
uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition oflowandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Within the <2.5 kg group,lowweightdid not affect the outcome adversely.
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In this regard, low cost andlowweightare desirable attributes.
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The vertical stratification of the 51 species registered was analysed, givinglowweightfor rare species.
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Lowweightis no longer considered an indication by itself.
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It should also be pointed out that clinic staff were likely to spot children with abnormallylowweightgains and take steps to improve their nutrition.
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However, such a low gear ratio results in alowweight-topayload ratio, which makes many potential application areas of a telemanipulation system unsuitable.
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The second cluster (' anorexics ') was typified bylowweight, amenorrhoea and the absence of binge eating, and seemed to correspond to the clinical picture of anorexia nervosa.
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Pest resistance, therefore, was often given a relativelylowweightin spite of its perceived importance.
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The range of childhood adversity and its causes considered is very wide, from poor socioeconomic circumstances tolowweightat birth, and in consequence some arguments are not fully developed.
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In colonial times, when the majority of the population had alowweightin the government's welfare function, these laws were strictly enforced.
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There are, however, variations and uncertainties even in relation to the definition of key features within these systems, such as bingeing andlowweight.
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Further, in most of these cases the dominant name was not strongly dominant, yielding alowweightin our scoring system.
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The bridge is very narrow, not in first-class condition and has alowweightlimit.
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Work is proceeding on draft proposals for a more liberal regime of regional services and for greater freedom forlowweightcargo operators.
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High transport costs mean generally that only firms whose products are oflowweightand high value are viable.
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It is proposed to measure the rate of migration of the molecules oflowweightthat could affect foodstuffs.
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This is consistent with thelowweightof tissues containing the infectivity relative to the total weight of tissues used for the production of meat and bone meal.
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