collection plate

collocation in English

meaningsofcollectionandplate

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collection
noun
uk
/kəˈlek.ʃən/us
/kəˈlek.ʃən/
a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in ...
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plate
noun
uk
/pleɪt/us
/pleɪt/
a flat, usually round dish with a slightly raised edge that you eat from or serve ...
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(Definition ofcollectionandplatefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rayburn challenged them to not only put money in thecollectionplateto help these people, but to go themselves.
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Hubert decided to put the nickel in thecollectionplate.
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Humphreys had himself given a set of collection plates.
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For every pound that was being put in thecollectionplate, £3 was being stolen from the vestry.
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It is not merely taking change out of the nationalcollectionplate; it is taking out more than one puts in.
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However, either having acollectionplatein the narthex or passing it unobtrusively during the service is not uncommon.
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He used thecollectionplateto redistribute the town's wealth more evenly.
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Collected dust particles with low resistivity do not adhere strongly enough to thecollectionplate.
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It has always been a policy to never pass around acollectionplate, or ask for offerings during a church service.
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Acollectionplateis not passed as part of sacrament meeting, or any other church service.
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At the metal surface of the electrically groundedcollectionplate, the voltage is zero.
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On the other hand, particles with low resistivity easily become charged and readily release their charge to the groundedcollectionplate.
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This model removes from the worship service the traditions that are believed to have no biblical basis, such as the altar call and passing of thecollectionplate.
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Those old woven baskets have now been replaced with modern collection plates.
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These particles slowly leak their charge to grounded plates and are retained on the collection plates by intermolecular adhesive and cohesive forces.
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The contaminated gases pass through the passage between the plates, and the particles become charged and adhere to the collection plates.
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Valuable or sacred items such as communion vessels or collection plates may be kept there, often in a safe, along with official records such as those pertaining to marriages.
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