amount of material
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandmaterial
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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material
noun
uk/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofamountandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofamount of material
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It is therefore possible to separate the verb and the trace by an arbitrarily largeamountofmaterial.
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Only a smallamountofmaterialis shed by necrosis.
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Only when a criticalamountofmaterialhas been gathered can we start to, partly, cope with the why.
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It characterizes the size of the mixing zone, and thus largely determines theamountofmaterialthat is mixed.
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The mass of the plume slab is determined by theamountofmaterialejected from the target when thermalized by the electron beam.
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Instead, local producers were limited to theamountofmaterialthey could import from affluent production zones, either directly or through intermediate centers.
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Such a war involves _ an immenseamountofmaterialand transport ships.
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Later, when the target material hits the sapphire window, we observe sudden shock wave heating of a smallamountofmaterial.
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It is, finally, the coherence that is imposed on an almost overwhelmingamountofmaterialthat is the book's greatest virtue.
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A smallamountofmaterialmay be shed by necrosis due to mechanical damages of the layer.
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To measure absorbance, 25 mg were used rather than the recommended 500 mg due to the limitedamountofmaterialavailable for testing.
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But even this is not without its problems, as the increase in theamountofmaterialrequired can change the book's philosophy.
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However, this number is very limited mainly due to the smallamountofmaterialpresent in the saliva.
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However, it is still a hugeamountofmaterial, and digitising the whole would need considerable amounts of financial support and human intervention.
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Due to theamountofmaterialcollected for analysis (38 species, two seasons, three plant parts), replication was only done in a few selected cases.
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Due to the limitedamountofmaterial, we could not determine dry weight.
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In sum, the book's coverage of a hugeamountofmaterialin one volume is both its strength and weakness.
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Due to the smallamountofmaterialavailable, only 15 aliquots of the sample could be prepared by settling in acetone on aluminum discs.
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The reviewers had usually only two to four weeks to submit their comments on the voluminousamountofmaterialroutinely sent out for examination.
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