variety of food

collocation in English

meaningsofvarietyandfood

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variety
noun
uk
/vəˈraɪ.ə.ti/
us
/vəˈraɪ.ə.t̬i/
the characteristic of often changing and ...
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food
noun[C or U]
uk
/fuːd/
us
/fuːd/
something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep ...
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(Definition ofvarietyandfoodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The sheer number andvarietyoffoodproducts, and complex combinations of ingredients in many processed foods, seem a major obstacle to any would-be regulator.
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Their evidence indicates that many developing countries experienced increased productivity and yields in avarietyoffoodcrops.
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There, the vegetation may have been more diverse, resulting in a greatervarietyoffood, both animal and plant, than that which grew on the massive limestones.
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Allowing for product and process attributes to be included directly in the utility function is important for coffee decisions and probably the case for avarietyoffoodproducts.
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Although, for the country as a whole, avarietyoffoodcrops are cultivated in gardens, each agro-ecological zone emphasized a set of four main crops.
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Bonaccorso (1979) showed that in tropical ecosystems the greatvarietyoffooditems available year-round together with habitat heterogeneity might explain the abundant number of bat species.
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There is a much biggervarietyoffoodand more choice and higher quality.
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Pressure is exerted for a greatervarietyoffood, more holidays abroad and so on.
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What we have to do is to concentrate on getting the maximumvarietyoffoodthat can be derived from the sea.
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We want greater quantities, better qualities and a greatervarietyoffood.
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I certainly think the necessity for a greatervarietyoffoodis considerable.
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As to the question of thevarietyoffood, there has to be some limit to what we can do.
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In order to meet the new food regulations, thevarietyoffoodoffered to the elderly people had been limited.
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We want to give our people all the fruit and vegetables andvarietyoffoodthat we can.
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If a greatervarietyoffoodis to be available, salmon is a most important factor.
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If that happened, it would add to thevarietyoffoodto some extent.
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A much biggervarietyoffoodis available.
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At the same time changes in people's eating habits and expectations led to an expansion in the range andvarietyoffooddemand.
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We have been very fortunate in that all through the war we have had an excellent supply of food and a greatvarietyoffood.
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As there is an enormousvarietyoffoodbusinesses, the regulations are almost entirely in general terms.
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