pyramid structure

collocation in English

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pyramid
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd/us
/ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd/
a solid object with a square base and four triangular sides that form a point at ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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The first person involved buys in at a high level in thepyramidstructureand pays £1,000 or £2,000, which may represent his life savings.
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There are many national organisations which have immensely benefited from this kind ofpyramidstructure.
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There is apyramidstructure, some of which would be unnecessary if the process were simplified.
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At the same time, in ourpyramidstructure, in the outlying regions there are areas of law activity rates and high unemployment.
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Economic sanctions have led to apyramidstructureof complex holding companies controlling the bulk of the corporate sector.
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The health service has apyramidstructureof quangos, with the national health service execituve, the national health service supplies executive, regional executives, district authorities and trusts.
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There is apyramidstructurein education.
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The radar building itself is apyramidstructureseveral stories tall.
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This separation between control and interest is accomplished throughpyramidstructure, dual-class equities and cross-holdings.
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The horses are permitted to climb thepyramidstructureas they can not damage the ruins underneath.
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There is an interestingpyramidstructureon the grounds of the abbey.
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The length from base to tip of thepyramidstructureis chosen based on the lowest expected frequency and the amount of absorption required.
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The building created a sense of stability by visually implying apyramidstructure.
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Apyramidstructureand the cylindrical chimneys exist in the battlefield.
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Thepyramidstructureis set upon a square base.
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Thepyramidstructuremeans that each level has four times as many divisions as the level above.
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Later it was remade into a larger steppedpyramidstructure, with a base approximately 100 meters square.
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The entirepyramidstructurerotates, and one side opens, serving as an observatory.
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Pyramidstructurecan vary across ecosystems and across time.
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