varying duration

collocation in English

meaningsofvaryingandduration

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varying
adjective
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ɪŋ/us
/ˈver.i.ɪŋ/
changing or different in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another, or from one person or thing ...
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duration
noun[U]
uk
/dʒʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/duːˈreɪ.ʃən/
the length of time that ...
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(Definition ofvaryinganddurationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Prior to incubation, seeds were subjected to a warm stratification ofvaryingduration, followed by a cold stratification of 12 weeks.
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To this was added a translational stimulus consisting of forward and backward translational movements withvaryingduration, amplitude, and velocity.
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That is, the segment is analysed as though it was one period of a static waveform, even if it actually contains several periods ofvaryingduration.
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The amounts agreed between 1947 and 1949, for periods ofvaryingduration, amounted to £68 million.
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Foreigners who are admitted to this country are usually admitted for the purpose of visits ofvaryingduration.
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The annual intake capacity depends on the distribution of students among courses ofvaryingduration.
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Third, there is the exchange of persons, through both inward and outward visits ofvaryingduration.
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This period is associated with the apparent size of the full moon, and also with thevaryingdurationof the synodic month.
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Amnesia and confusion ofvaryingdurationoften result as well.
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It has been suggested that the difference between the collected data sets is due to thevaryingduration of the experiments and the different methodology used in each experiment.
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This is in contrast to most fuel injection systems, which provide fuel during short pulses ofvaryingduration, with a constant rate of flow during each pulse.
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