continuous exposure

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinuousandexposure

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continuous
adjective
uk
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/us
/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/
without a pause ...
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exposure
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/us
/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation ...
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(Definition ofcontinuousandexposurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These characteristics would have been adaptive and useful in conditions withcontinuousexposureto natural threats.
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Weavers were still subject to fatigue from long hours in hot, humid conditions andcontinuousexposure to high decibels of noise from clattering machinery.
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Long andcontinuousexposureto a bad government detracts from the utility citizens obtain from the regime and thus undermines the latter's legitimacy.
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This suggests either a relatively long lifespan of adults and short exposure period to metacercariae, or acontinuousexposureof host to metacercariae and relatively short lifespan of adults.
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First-hand,continuousexposureand adaptation to one of the most heavily used seasonal ice-covered seas in the world is what makes the raw material from this book come forth.
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But television, surely, is more important than the cinema ever was, because there is much morecontinuousexposureto it.
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The levels were far below the values accepted for thecontinuousexposureof persons working with radioactive materials so no immediate action was considered necessary.
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Habituation affects the ability to distinguish odors aftercontinuousexposure.
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Her work is mostly autobiographical, drawing upon thecontinuousexposureto folk-life customs and traditions she had in her youth.
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Sensitization is an increase of hedonic response fromcontinuousexposure, such as the increased pleasure and selectivity of connoisseurs for wine, or food.
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Continuousexposureis a more serious problem than intermittent exposure, since attack is dependent on the extent and degree of exposure.
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Occasional exposure to small amounts is usually not a problem, butcontinuousexposureto even small amounts can be a serious threat.
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Immature vessels remain dependent oncontinuousexposurethe angiogenic growth factors without pericyte coverage.
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Chronic poisoning is long-term repeated orcontinuousexposureto a poison where symptoms do not occur immediately or after each exposure.
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Any short term exposure to asbestos, as measured bycontinuousexposureover 10 minutes, should not exceed 0.6 fibres per cm.
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It is not intended to show the resistance tocontinuousexposureto outdoor weathering conditions. 4.
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This is due to lack of continuous exposures because of natural geomorphological reasons, such as talus and earth accumulations along the lower flanks of outliers.
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It is not yet known if exposure to high gravity for short periods of time is as beneficial to health ascontinuousexposureto normal gravity.
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Some articles have suggested the toxic level in dog food is 100300 ppb and requirescontinuousexposure/consumption for a few weeks to months to develop aflatoxicosis.
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Continuousexposureto insulin and glucagon is known to decrease the hormones metabolic effectiveness on glucose production in humans due to the body developing an increased tolerance to the hormones.
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