amount of time

collocation in English

meaningsofamountandtime

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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/
us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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time
noun
uk
/taɪm/
us
/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition ofamountandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The aim of this research was to explore theamountoftimeavailable for intervention with a mass vaccination campaign.
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We record theamountoftimetaken to supply inputs for each test in both the mathematical and heuristic approaches.
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But in fact in many countries it does require a fairamountoftimeand money to meet it.
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This allows us to find not only very good results but also to find them in a relatively reducedamountoftime.
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In the remote pre-retirement stage, men devote a considerableamountoftimeand energy to their work and career.
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The log files of participants in the intervention group were checked to verify they had used the software for the requiredamountoftime.
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There were limits on theamountoftimeavailable to see each child, which constrained the choice of measures.
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Nevertheless, our search covered an average of 13.4 years and there are no treatment differences in theamountoftimesearched.
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In our analysis, the value of t (s) is calculated as the totalamountoftimespent on collective (supervisory) activities throughout year 2001.
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This may, however, be accounted for by the greateramountoftimespent in observations on the farms.
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The authors are also unduly critical with regard to theamountoftimespent in calculation of phylogenies.
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Good heuristics are thus required so that on a practical problem size an answer may be found in a reasonableamountoftime.
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It has been effective in eliciting a range of lexical aspect categories in a shortamountoftime.
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Even when we have coauthors, we do not spend with them an enormousamountoftime.
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One of the basic findings of this survey was the shortamountoftimebetween the diagnosis of end-of-life and death.
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There was no obvious trend observed between the averageamountoftimerequired for germination and median seed mass for each of the ten plants.
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Few empiric studies have directly measured theamountoftimepatients expend participating in healthcare interventions.
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