ton of metal

collocation in English

meaningsoftonandmetal

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ton
noun[C]
uk
/tʌn/us
/tʌn/
a unit of weight equal to ...
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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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(Definition oftonandmetalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have assumed here that atonofmetalwould be worth about £50.
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Onetonofmetalwould make approximately 5,000 guards.
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In one particular plant or factory it adds £1 to the cost of production of everytonofmetal.
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The maximum production for the years 1934, 1935 and 1936 has been fixed at 1,700, 2,500 and 3,000 long tons of metal respectively.
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It is ridiculous to have 2 tons of metal to carry 1½ cwt.
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Are not tons of metal being used for this purpose in advertising commodities which cannot be supplied in quantity?
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In terms of volume, it is something under 8,000,000 tons of metal a year.
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Perhaps it is the attraction of 50 tons of metal round a chap's neck.
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It follows, therefore, that only approximately 102 tons of metal would be required in a full year to provide for all the gas and electric fires that go into circulation.
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Is it correct, as has been stated, that the marine store merchants have many hundreds of tons of metal of which they are unable to dispose?
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This step liberated some 28,000 tons of metal, enough to build two battleships.
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At least 11 locomotives and 60,000 tons of metal were abandoned, and bridges have decayed or burned down.
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The trellised cover conditions 230 tons of metal structure and sustains the technical floor.
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The first had a capacity of 15 tons of metal a week, while the second could produce 20 tons.
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Approximately two tons of metal alloy leaked into the reactor compartment, irreparably damaging the reactor such that it had to be replaced.
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The glass work used about 75 tons of metal substructure, 45 tons of blown glass and 25 tons of lead solder.
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This was said to have saved some 28,000 tons of metal, enough to build two battleships.
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A forerunner to the modern steel mill, the furnace was fueled using local timber and produced about 2 tons of metal daily.
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