source of material

collocation in English

meaningsofsourceandmaterial

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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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material
adjective
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the ...
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(Definition ofsourceandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsource of material

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An artistic application for manipulating speech requires no assumptions to be made in terms of thesourceofmaterial.
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As a result the book has broad appeal and is a very comprehensivesourceofmaterialon intellectual and political engagement with the family.
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Although uncertainty around the cost and effectiveness data is important, it is not the onlysourceofmaterialuncertainty.
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Part of the interest in this approach has been because samples or longer sound files can provide a richsourceofmaterialfor generating granular textures.
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Mining museums are an unbelievably richsourceofmaterialfor all those subjects.
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No stipulation is made on the tender document, but contractors must state place of manufacture andsourceofmaterial.
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He should be wary of denigrating thesourceofmaterial, even if he wishes to quibble about my point.
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Those tenders are now being evaluated before decisions are made on thesourceofmaterialto be used in this year's operations.
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I am sure that they will, rightly, have an honoured place on library shelves; they will be an enormously valuablesourceofmaterialto students.
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Specialized tree farms will be the mainsourceofmaterialfor many products.
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His books on pastoral, political, educational and inter-denominational matters provide a richsourceofmaterialfor social and religious historians (see below).
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The pyramid and temple have been used as asourceofmaterialfor lime burners so only a small amount remains today.
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Local people have used the white mineral as asourceofmaterialfor whitewashing buildings for centuries.
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Open content is a commonsourceofmaterialfor scraper sites.
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However, his academic career was plagued by numerous ethical problems, including misrepresenting thesourceofmaterialand fabricating lab results.
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This work would later become the mainsourceofmaterialfor his first published works.
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Overall, his output is an importantsourceofmaterialfor mediaeval historians.
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Animation is a majorsourceofmaterial; as mentioned above, many characters from comics and animated cartoons make cameo appearances and often are the subjects of parody.
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It will serve as an exhaustivesourceofmaterialto be freely remixed and published by content editors and providers, with the intent of spreading knowledge.
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