wide distribution

collocation in English

meaningsofwideanddistribution

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wide
adjective
uk
/waɪd/us
/waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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(Definition ofwideanddistributionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is plausible to assume that the publication of the formulary and itswidedistributionfacilitated the use of prescriptions.
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Another problem was that the noise, apparent inwidedistributionof the clusters, probably caused some spikes to be misplaced.
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Thiswidedistributionof strains can be explained by the world's population mobility favouring the spread of different parasite strains.
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The data were obtained by means of awidedistributionof questionnaires (an appendix shows their format), supplemented by direct personal contact and research.
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Clay minerals are considered important to chemical evolution processes due to their properties, ancient origin andwidedistribution.
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The results demonstratewidedistributionof this protein.
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This obviously does not reflect reality, as there is likely awidedistributionof retirement-decision dates across impending retirees.
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The second orientation of the arm needs more neurons for the training stage because of thewidedistributionof the output data.
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By and large, the other alleluias ofwidedistributiontell us little more than the ones just mentioned.
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Despite theirwidedistribution, little is known of the ecology or behaviour of leopard cats in the wild, especially in human-modified landscapes.
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Conversely, individual untrapping events and awidedistributionof barrier heights would govern the relaxation dynamics of a poorly designed, frustrated system.
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Moreover, it has a verywidedistribution, and is found in nearly all the orange-growing countries of the world.
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This suggests that these may be the most ancestral, having been grown over a very long period and therefore having gained awidedistribution.
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With thewidedistributionof secondary outbreaks an area of approximately 60r60 km was selected for modelling.
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Because of these many-sided benefits, it is not surprising that geophagy has awidedistributionin animals and humans.
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Thewidedistributionof collection points and the development of a sizeable salvaging industry have also contributed to the scheme's success.
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