strenuous activity

collocation in English

meaningsofstrenuousandactivity

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strenuous
adjective
uk
/ˈstren.ju.əs/us
/ˈstren.ju.əs/
needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofstrenuousandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Added to the evidence forstrenuousactivity, this suggests that exertion in hot conditions was common.
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It has already been noted that older men in industrial centres paid the penalty of excess mortality for thestrenuousactivityof their youth.
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If that is the case, there will bestrenuousactivitywhen the vague picture emerges from the gloom.
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Skiing at the pace of a dog team is astrenuousactivity.
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Also, limitingstrenuousactivitymay reduce the risk of cyst rupture or torsion.
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Sins of commission have to be avoided but the other kind—the sins of omission—require even morestrenuousactivityif they are to be dealt with properly.
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Its hydrophobic quality means it doesn't allow sweat to move through the fabric and evaporate duringstrenuousactivity.
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This suggests that these animals had diaphragms, were capable ofstrenuousactivityfor fairly long periods and therefore had high metabolic rates.
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The king shepherd lovesstrenuousactivity, preferably combined with training of some sort, these dogs are very intelligent and crave a good challenge.
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They have a higher basal metabolic rate, and also a greater capacity to increase their metabolic rate when engaged instrenuousactivity.
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