building material

collocation in English

meaningsofbuildingandmaterial

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building
noun
uk
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/us
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house ...
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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 ofbuildingandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbuilding material

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Fallowing also provides fodder for grazing animals as well as fuel, medicines, food andbuildingmaterialfor human populations.
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For example, concrete is said to be reinforced with steel rods to make it stronger as abuildingmaterial.
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The impression of power is heightened by the choice of granite as thebuildingmaterial.
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Their creative resource was, in part, the inspiration of the familiar: the people, their habits, the localbuildingmaterialand its habits.
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Time and weather were the only devices used in this very effective processing from a raw material to a properbuildingmaterial.
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In fact, the removal ofbuildingmaterialfrom their traps is mentioned in their methods.
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In the absence of sedimentation, mats will decay and stromatolites will not be formed due to a lack ofbuildingmaterial.
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It also emphasises the importance to climate policy of wood as an energy source andbuildingmaterialto replace fossil fuels and building materials.
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He did not say there was adequate or abundant material, but that there was sufficientbuildingmaterial.
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Then there are thebuildingmaterialproducers, especially the smaller ones.
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I could quote a whole list of examples, covering many kinds ofbuildingmaterial.
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There is an unlimited power for purchasingbuildingmaterialand permanent equipment for building.
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If that is allowed to go on it will take up a large amount of thebuildingmaterialand labour.
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Here we have an example where if cannot be argued that there is a shortage ofbuildingmaterial.
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There is now no shortage ofbuildingmaterial.
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I do not desire to mention all the foreign countries that are supplying bricks, but a good deal ofbuildingmaterialis being supplied.
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There is a sufficiency ofbuildingmaterialgenerally.
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