measurable amount

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measurable
adjective
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ər.ə.bəl/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ.ə.bəl/
able to be measured, or large enough to ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofmeasurableandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the past two years, we have focused on numeracy and literacy, where standards have risen by the biggestmeasurableamountever.
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There are dangerous implications and problems in a constitutional change, but there is nothing wrong with saying that there shall be ameasurableamountof support to carry it through.
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Nomeasurableamountof free benzidine was found in the air and a maximum concentration of 33 parts per million was found in the bath liquor.
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It is not just a question of doubling up, or indeed trebling up, if we want to deal with this problem in ameasurableamountof time.
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There is also phosphorus and nitrite in the creek, but the tunnel does not contribute ameasurableamountof such compounds.
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One of the issues raised related to whether there should be a minimummeasurableamountof controlled substance as a requisite to filing charges.
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Ameasurableamountof lead or mercury can easily cause serious brain damage or ruin drinking water supplies.
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Usually, hyperdrive refers to a method of travel in which it takes ameasurableamountof time to go from one point to another.
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As a result of ameasurableamountof polyethnic regions due to these higher frequency trade routes, war became prominent.
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A small,measurableamountof snow can be experienced a few times each year.
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There is, however, no scientific evidence that salt lamps actually give out ameasurableamountof negative ions, nor is there any evidence of any health benefits from the lamps.
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Snow is generally never present in anymeasurableamount.
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For each experiment the environment is adjusted to produce measurable amounts of two species, such as folded and unfolded.
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Quartz crystals, for example, incorporate a small, butmeasurableamountof titanium into their structure as a function of temperature, pressure, and the amount of titanium available in their environment.
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It is of significance that no other samples produced measurable amounts of stibine.
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In the light of the prevailing weather conditions, the scientists concerned concluded that measurable amounts of photo-chemically-produced ozone were present at this place during that period.
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Asbestos cement sheet which is intact and undisturbed does not release measurable amounts of fibrous dust and any risk is too low to define in precise numerical terms.
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Violet wands do not produce measurable amounts of ultraviolet light, except at the point of the full-spectrum spark external to the glass electrode.
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Pair production and nuclear fusion are processes through which measurable amounts of mass and energy are converted into each other.
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These suspended soil particles may contain measurable amounts of metal.
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