thin strand

collocation in English

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thin
adjective
uk
/θɪn/us
/θɪn/
having a small distance between two ...
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strand
noun[C]
uk
/strænd/us
/strænd/
a thin thread of something, often one of a few, twisted around each other to make a string ...
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(Definition ofthinandstrandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is athinstrandof economic literature which does recognize the frame-relativity of preferences.
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If thatthinstrandof hope is being over optimistic, we must be realistic.
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I feel it would be wrong to hold out thatthinstrandof hope.
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The trouble is that in it there is athinstrandof the command economy.
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It does not matter how unpromising it appears initially—it could be thethinstrandfrom which the substantial rope of real negotiation can eventually be woven.
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Thread is a long,thinstrandof cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving.
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Optical fiber is athinstrandof glass that guides light along its length.
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For example, when a soft, thick strand is plied against a tightly twistedthinstrand, the resulting yarn spirals.
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Typically, several sclerotia are connected by thin strands of mycelia.
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Simple sauces like pesto are ideal for long and thin strands of pasta while tomato sauce combines well with thicker pastas.
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Thin strands that sometimes are almost translucent when held up to the light.
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Lettuce is cut into long strips, then chopped into thin strands, the tomatoes and cucumbers are chopped into cubes.
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The process of making the candy involved stretching a dough-like mixture composed from rice flour into small, thin strands.
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In sea lillies, the "cirri" are the thin strands that line the animal's stalk.
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In coiling, the clay is rolled into a long, thin strands that are coiled upon each other to build up the shape of the pottery.
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Birds or bats may not be able to perceive thin strands of barbed wire and suffer injuries.
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These fiber lines, which are long, thin strands of glass that carry signals via laser light, are more secure than radio, and have become very cheap.
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