changing shape

collocation in English

meaningsofchangingandshape

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changing
adjective
uk
/ˈtʃeɪn.dʒɪŋ/us
/ˈtʃeɪn.dʒɪŋ/
in a state of ...
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shape
noun
uk
/ʃeɪp/us
/ʃeɪp/
the particular physical form or appearance ...
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(Definition ofchangingandshapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Advertisements now reflected the prominent role of manufacturing in thechangingshape, appearance, politics and society of the urban provinces.
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Thechangingshapeof the occupational structure is clearly discussed and its consequences for the class structure outlined.
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Thechangingshapeof the nation's income distribution: 1947-1998.
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Thechangingshapeof the nation's income distribution.
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In this task, a continuum of stimuli is created withchangingshapeand size.
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In the natural world as distinct from the theatre, shadows are produced by the light of the sun, and theirchangingshapeindicates the movement of time.
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Retirement planning and personal responsibility : thechangingshapeof the three-legged stool.
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Hence, any initial disturbance of the leading edge is magnified as it advances down the plane by a factor proportional to ti withoutchangingshape.
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Note that the wave profiles arechangingshapeas they progress and that they are not symmetrical about a vertical line drawn through the crest of the fundamental.
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The school is like a kaleidoscope, the pieces suddenlychangingshape, appearing and disappearing.
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Thechangingshapeof the electricity market has led to concerns about the long-term security of electricity supply.
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One problem is thechangingshapeof the countryside because of the needs of the motor car, which, incidentally, are extremely expensive.
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There is achangingshapeto industry and economic activity there.
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What we have to consider is thechangingshapeof world trade and world shipping.
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We need to think about thechangingshapeof the society in which we live and to realise that shopping patterns and our way of life have changed.
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Changingshapeis not tied to the cycle of the moon, and does not appear to interfere with carrying children to term during pregnancy.
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This pattern allows the organism to grow withoutchangingshape.
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The performers are trained to listen closely in order to follow thechangingshapeof the performance.
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It has, in most incarnations, retained its original color, whilechangingshapehere and there.
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The current display in the 19th century gallery looks at thechangingshapeof women during the century.
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