continual flow

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinualandflow

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continual
adjective
uk
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/us
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əl/
happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not ...
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flow
noun
uk
/fləʊ/us
/floʊ/
the movement of something in ...
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(Definition ofcontinualandflowfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontinual flow

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There is acontinualflowof such advice and guidance, and trade disputes are just one among a wide variety of subjects covered.
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I am almost out of my wits and do not know how to stop thiscontinualflowof visitors.
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After exposure to larvae, groups of fish were removed from the tank and placed in a clean aquarium with acontinualflowof fresh seawater where they were maintained.
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We cannot have acontinualflowof interruptions.
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There is acontinualflowof such advice and guidance, and trade disputes are just one among a wide variety of subjects covered.
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I think there will be acontinualflow, but at the same time we must give this assistance to the public.
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Even heavy sleepers have been awakened by thecontinualflowof traffic—particularly the heavy goods vehicles.
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There must be acontinualflowof information.
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Thirdly, it is not enough to arrest thecontinualflowof finance into non-productive purposes.
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To reach this stage, it is important that acontinualflowof information circulate between our institutions.
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There is acontinualflowof labourers becoming farmers, and that is going on the whole time.
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On that day, large numbers of men will be demobilised, and, from that day onwards, there will be acontinualflowof people coming home.
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As we all know, over a period of many years there has been a constant andcontinualflowof people from the country areas to the towns.
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If we have acontinualflowof people coming into the country and getting work, there is bound to be a "pipeline" through which they are flowing.
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It is fundamental in an insurance scheme that there must be acontinualflowof new entrants into the scheme in order that it shall live.
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Rosenwarne argues that the lack of temporary migrant laws is a hindrance to thecontinualflowof remittances.
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A single road had remained open for trucks, enabling acontinualflowof supplies to the defenders.
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Piping that is sensitive to the water condition (i.e., copper, and soft water) will be adversely effected by thecontinualflow.
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