minimum size

collocation in English

meaningsofminimumandsize

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minimum
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/
us
/ˈmɪn.ə.məm/
used to describe something that is the smallest or least allowed ...
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size
noun
uk
/saɪz/
us
/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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(Definition ofminimumandsizefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If substantial local delays also occur, the size effect may be measurable only for assemblies larger than someminimumsize.
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Even if all transmission between flocks was halted in 2000, theminimumsizeof the outbreak would be almost 300 farms.
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Theminimumsizeof an adult is therefore set by the larval size at which the decision is taken to pupariate.
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The size of fixed costs has important implications for theminimumsizeof second pillar accounts.
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Only fish with aminimumsizeof 20 cm were investigated.
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For instance, aminimumsizemay be required to produce eggs and\\or sperm, giving larvae no choice but to extend their development time.
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In the growth column the measurements represent the maximum andminimumsizetetrathyridia.
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Minimumsizeof the cup required for robust recognition (right).
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This size was chosen to represent theminimumsizeof mature canopy trees which are large enough to produce substantial treefall-originated canopy openings.
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In the present study, litterfall particles with aminimumsizeof 0.1 mm were collected, whereas nominimumsizewas used for litter-layer material.
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Due tominimumsizerequirements for this method, only individuals with stem diameter larger than 80 mm at 30 cm height were included in this study.
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Two of the smallest producer/handlers, who market only their own fruit, said that theminimumsizerequirement tended to result in more culls for organic than for conventional fruit.
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I suggest that the veryminimumsizeof a newspaper is eight pages.
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There is no ideal orminimumsizeand there is no standard solution.
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Hospitals must be a certainminimumsizeto justify the employment of a full surgical team, including anæsthetists and other specialists and supporting staff.
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Because of the incomplete response by owners and changes in theminimumsizeof site there is no basis for making such an estimate.
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