sparse population

collocation in English

meaningsofsparseandpopulation

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sparse
adjective
uk
/spɑːs/us
/spɑːrs/
small in numbers or amount, often spread over a ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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(Definition ofsparseandpopulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The source of water and of organic nutrients for thesparsepopulationof heterotrophic bacteria present in the soil is still unknown.
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Laws regulating the use of property, in particular, had to be adjusted to the conditions of open spaces,sparsepopulation, and free land.
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Young et al. contend that the distinction between localist coding andsparsepopulationcoding is not a very useful or testable one.
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A core problem is thesparsepopulationof the matrix of users and rated objects, unless there is a large common ground (as is the case with popular movies).
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The only effect of a new town in an area ofsparsepopulationis to draw people from the existing towns which already need help.
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It has a large area and asparsepopulationin a very hilly district.
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It is realized that with asparsepopulationthe demand for the results of this research will come later.
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That would be where there is asparsepopulation.
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Some of the best and most valuable of the earlier leader projects were based in areas of verysparsepopulation.
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It covers a vast area with a verysparsepopulation.
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It would have asparsepopulationin a large area that is naturally divided by a range of hills.
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Among the causes quoted are thesparsepopulation, the poor quality of the soil and the smallness of the holdings.
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Rural areas have particular problems, especially those with a verysparsepopulation.
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These sorts of difficulties occur where there issparsepopulation.
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This is particularly true of the more remote areas, where thesparsepopulationcannot be expected to bear the entire cost themselves.
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Far too little attention has been paid to the problems of transport in areas ofsparsepopulation.
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There is asparsepopulationand there are few industries and long distances to cover.
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I merely claim this rectification of the formula as an act of justice to counties with a low valuation andsparsepopulation.
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The population 150 years ago was a verysparsepopulationindeed, a tenth of the population at the present time.
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We ask for criteria that reflect the costs ofsparsepopulation.
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