copious amount
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcopiousandamount
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copious
adjective
uk/ˈkəʊ.pi.əs/us/ˈkoʊ.pi.əs/
in large amounts, or more ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofcopiousandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For example, thecopiousamountof guidance that has accompanied community care legislation has been notoriously inconsistent and created problems for practitioners.
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There is acopiousamountof literature explaining the physiology and aetiology of mucositis and the frustration of the medical establishment that there is no effective prevention or cure.
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Users with many small files, on the other hand, could lose acopiousamountof space due to large allocation block size.
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Its flowers secretecopiousamountof nectar, and the honey the bees make from it is very clear and aromatic.
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Women also reported increased rates in acopiousamountof psychical aliments such as skin mycosis, sore throat, headaches and gastritis.
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Cayenne sees acopiousamountof precipitation during the year.
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The seasonally uneven distribution of the year's annual precipitation, often results in destructive mudslides experienced in summer, due to thecopiousamountof precipitation typically observed throughout the season.
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This bacterium produces copious amounts of an anionic extracellular heteropolysaccharide, particularly when grown on a xylose-based medium.
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Although interesting, such copious amounts of data would be more understandable to the reader if presented in the form of charts or tables.
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The city sees acopiousamountof precipitation during the course of the year, with no true dry season due to no month having an average rainfall below 60mm 0.
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When the amplitude reaches the wave breaking level, copious amounts of plasma background electrons are trapped in the plasma wave and accelerated, subsequently destroying the plasma wave itself.
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As the baits were consumed, the paper was replaced with soil and copious amounts of carton, leaving an outer shell; rolls therefore became heavier as attacks progressed.
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Therefore, it already makes copious amounts of material available and it intends to do even more in the future in that direction.
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Using copious amounts of water, the cotton is broken down into individual fibres and reformed into reels of paper of the quality required.
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This enthusiasm is still among us in copious amounts.
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This brings with it the burdens aspiring to be a material girl - big hair and copious amounts of make-up.
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The deciduous tree drops copious amounts of dry golden to orangish red leaves in the fall.
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