volume of mail

collocation in English

meaningsofvolumeandmail

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volume
noun
uk
/ˈvɒl.juːm/us
/ˈvɑːl.juːm/
the amount of space that is contained within an object or ...
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mail
noun
uk
/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
the letters, etc. that are sent to or from people, or the system for sending letters, etc. from place ...
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(Definition ofvolumeandmailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They know that they have to win, if possible, a highervolumeofmail.
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This clearly is leading to a substantial downturn in the overallvolumeofmail.
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Our great complaint is not the time taken in delivery, but thevolumeofmail.
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The necessary rationalisation will increase thevolumeofmailcarried by rail.
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Physically, the room is unable to cope with thevolumeofmail.
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Owing to thevolumeofmailtraffic and the uncertainty of the movements of ships congestion occurred at the mail distributing centres.
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Alongside that is the fact that the growth involumeofmailand parcels has been dropping off, not least because of e-mail.
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We cannot ignore the fact that some countries process an abnormally highvolumeofmailfor cross-border destinations, compared to their domestic mail.
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We have a secretarial allowance so that we can represent people, although it is inadequate for thevolumeofmailthat we get.
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I said that there were a large number of complaints because thevolumeofmailwas so huge.
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The sheervolumeofmailthat post offices' monopolies handle is an important factor in keeping costs down.
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E-mail has made it possible for people to communicate in different ways, and thevolumeofmailwill necessarily decline, to a certain extent.
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I was pleased yesterday to find that we are carrying a very largevolumeofmailby air.
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But is the answer to recruit more, because if more are recruited with a decliningvolumeofmail, productivity will get worse?
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It has also made possible the infinite quantities of junk mail which make thevolumeofmailvery similar to what it was in the past.
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However, it is possible to take steps to ensure that thevolumeofmailand the profit that it generates increases rather than falls.
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He is obviously a very popular man to have such a large and increasingvolumeofmaildelivered to him.
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The hugevolumeofmailin my postbag, which is awesome to behold, indicates the way in which the professions have united behind the amendments.
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Throughout its history the community received a lowvolumeofmail.
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The club eventually had to close when it became unable to handle thevolumeofmailit generated.
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