Collocations witherosion
These are words often used in combination witherosion.
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beach erosion
Beach erosion was reported along the east coast, due to persistent easterly winds.
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coastal erosion
Chapter two discusses delivery of land-derived organic carbon from rivers, coastal erosion, ice rafting, and winds.
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constant erosion
In immigrant communities, there is a constant erosion of membership.
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continued erosion
It is the use of industrial power to deprive innocent people; it is the continued erosion of what money each of us may have.
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continuing erosion
However, behind the rhetoric of this new language we can discern the continuing erosion of state responsibility for the care of older people.
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erosion control
The biennial and perennial crops were mainly used for animal feed or environmental uses, such as soil erosion control, ornamentals or cover crops.
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erosion of liberty
It is not a great erosion of liberty for them not to be able to stand or to take their seats while they are detained.
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gradual erosion
Chronic drug use over many years can lead to a gradual erosion of a person's ties to nondrug-using family members, friends and acquaintances.
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increased erosion
Increased erosion also reduces the life of reservoirs, makes additional water treatment necessary and creates greater sludge disposal problems.
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rapid erosion
In the face of rapid erosion of crop diversity, substantial effort has been given to the ex situ preservation of genetic material.
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severe erosion
The present area has undergone extensive development of oil palm plantations and subsequent severe erosion over the last ten years.
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shoreline erosion
Although many people did not understand the cause for this change, roughly one-fifth of the respondents attributed it directly to shoreline erosion.
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slow erosion
Regrettable though that would be, it would be far better to do that than to allow a further slow erosion of the exchange rate.
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soil erosion
Reducing soil erosion and agricultural chemical losses with conservation tillage.
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steady erosion
The result has been a steady erosion of local services.
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wave erosion
Their capacity to limit high-energy wave erosion is limited to events such as storm surges and tsunamis.
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wind erosion
Yield reductions during severe drought were so great that residue levels, even with no-tillage, were insufficient for protecting the soil from wind erosion.
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