voluminous literature

collocation in English

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voluminous
adjective
uk
/vəˈluː.mɪ.nəs/
us
/vəˈluː.mə.nəs/
A voluminous piece of clothing is large and consists of a lot ...
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literature
noun[U]
uk
/ˈlɪt.rə.tʃər/
us
/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.tʃɚ/
written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting ...
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(Definition ofvoluminousandliteraturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For a start we have summarized examples of avoluminousliteraturethat relates an understanding of mental states to a range of social experiences.
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Despite thevoluminousliteraturedevoted to this subject, intraspecific comparisons among toxicant resistance genes are rare.
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The discussion in this section is my attempt to distill the key themes and objections in what has become avoluminousliterature.
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Other forms of bias recieved less prominence in thevoluminousliteratureon neoclassical growth models.
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Moreover, there is avoluminousliteratureon its numerous and meaningful correlates.
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We categorize thisvoluminousliteratureinto three groups.
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There is avoluminousliteratureon the use of tax subsidies to stimulate investment in underdeveloped regions.
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A group of oncological specialists and economists evaluated thevoluminousliteratureon efficacy and cost-effectiveness.
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Thevoluminousliteratureon delegation and its potential problems in democratic governments has suggested a variety of means through which principals seek to control their agents.
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Notwithstanding thevoluminousliteraturedevoted to research genres, more investigation needs to be conducted to demonstrate the pedagogical significance of studying linguistic features in relation to communicative functions.
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But of course there has already been a great deal of discussion, and there is alreadyvoluminousliteratureabout its application and effect.
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In reviewing thevoluminousliteratureon the subject, the student of civil disobedience rapidly finds himself surrounded by a maze of semantical problems and grammatical niceties.
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