Collocations withsummer
These are words often used in combination withsummer.
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austral summer
The number of visitors to these historic sites has steadily increased in past years and a great deal of human activity takes place around the huts during the austral summer.
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dry summer
The clay is predominantly montmorillonitic, and the soil cracks extensively to a depth of 40+ 50 cm during the long, dry summer.
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following summer
This investigation clearly identified the problem so that steps to attenuate it could be taken the following summer.
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hot summer
Sitting in the hot summer sun, unprotected by shade for more than seven hours, the community demonstrated its aversion to the dredging.
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humid summer
The climate is subtropical, with a cooler, dryer season and a long, humid summer.
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late summer
It is possible that the first intermediate host is only infective during a specific season other than late summer/early autumn.
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middle of summer
We report an outbreak that occurred in a large remand prison with a highly mobile population, and in contrast to the earlier reports, occurred in the middle of summer.
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past summer
The last survey was made during the past summer and as a result nine extra slaughterhouses have been brought into use.
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previous summer
Their distribution and abundance in relation to soil moisture during the previous winter and adult distribution the previous summer was examined.
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summer afternoon
It can of course work both ways: one boy who wanted to play cricket on a summer afternoon, would have preferred the corporal punishment.
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summer break
This will be submitted before the summer break.
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summer cabin
The six bodies were locked in the summer cabin for over 27 days before being discovered.
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summer concert
The summer concert traditionally invites a featured artist to perform with them.
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summer cottage
The undulating highway curves several times as it passes by the occasional residence or summer cottage.
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summer evening
There is, of course, no garden there which could be used for the guests to go out to on a summer evening.
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summer internship
In the second year, the learners decide on their professional development plans by reflecting on their first year's learning and summer internship experiences.
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summer league
He was highly regarded as one of the players to watch during the 2006 summer league, but was unable to compete due to knee problems.
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summer monsoon
During the summer monsoon season, the lower elevation forests are inhospitable for takin due to the abundance of leeches, mosquitoes, and horseflies.
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summer palace
Then he moved to a summer palace in the mountains.
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summer pasture
For stock breeding the summer pasture (yayla) was used in summer by some of the villagers, who would go there with their herd.
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summer recess
I regret that it has not been possible to provide a substantive answer before the summer recess.
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summer rental
She locks herself in the room, now the only place she feels safe, refusing to leave when the summer rental is up.
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summer residence
Many of them are slum areas, apart from boarding houses and other houses which are let off for summer residence.
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summer retreat
For much of this period it was used to pasture sheep, support the light station, and provide a summer retreat for mainland property owners.
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summer session
The development would start immediately, the local newspaper informed us in order to be ready for the summer session in 1977.
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summer sun
To generalize: low winter sun penetrates the kindergarten while high summer sun falls on roof.
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summer temperature
Thus, compact and taller forms can be advantageous in reducing the overall summer temperature rise in the atria, particularly in low latitude locations.
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summer thunderstorm
When a summer thunderstorm arrives, the male toads emerge from underground and look for pools of rainwater.
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sunny summer
On a comfortable sunny summer day, the arcade does not overheat compared to the access streets, and air movement is progressively reduced.
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wet summer
It seems probable that levels of humidity necessary for egg survival will prevail only during the wet summer season.
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