slim volume

collocation in English

meaningsofslimandvolume

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slim
adjective
uk
/slɪm/
us
/slɪm/
approving
(especially of people) ...
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volume
noun
uk
/ˈvɒl.juːm/
us
/ˈvɑːl.juːm/
the amount of space that is contained within an object or ...
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(Definition ofslimandvolumefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslim volume

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Thisslimvolumeassesses the coal procurement practices and strategies of the electricity utilities.
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The few pages presented in thisslimvolumecannot match the detail in those publications.
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Clearly, these are major issues thoughtfully addressed, and all in oneslimvolume.
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This is aslimvolumewhere every word is made to count.
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Aslimvolumelike this is constrained in what it can achieve, but it manages to do a lot.
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But the cumulative effect of theslimvolumeis to suggest the usefulness of such journals for the socio-cultural history of automobility.
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However, thisslimvolumebegins to get really interesting when the issues of the evidence base for the models and techniques are discussed.
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But for those that are not frightened off by the price for what is a relativelyslimvolume, this book on cumin has no competitors.
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Unfortunately, although thisslimvolumehas its merits it does not fully live up to its title.
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At the same time, the constraints of packaging so much in oneslimvolumeinhibit authors from addressing more complex issues.
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Theslimvolume, some 134 pages of text followed by 36 pages of endnotes, has a bibliography and a general index.
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With so much information packed into a relativelyslimvolume, the paper used is rather flimsy and the stout hard covers are essential for stability.
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For a relativelyslimvolume, the book contains a tremendous amount of information, including dozens of maps and example sentences, many taken from dialect literature.
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It is aslimvolume, so each of us is likely to feel that some important element of this large debate has been neglected.
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However, whilst it should be in the library, individuals might find that £50 for such aslimvolumeis rather extravagant.
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To properly introduce the reader to thisslimvolume, one should dwell briefly on the pedigree of the author.
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Unsurprisingly, thisslimvolumeis no theoryheavy treatise, but a light, entertaining, and practical guide to the rough and tumble of writing and directing.
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Silberstein'sslimvolumeis the more accessible of the two, suitable for undergraduate students and nonspecialists.
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Kupferschmidt'sslimvolumeprovides a first glimpse of how the cosmopolitan world of business looked when viewed from the vantage point of a foreign-born businessman.
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