quantity of gas
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquantityandgas
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quantity
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/us/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/
the amount or number of something, especially that can ...
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gas
noun
uk/ɡæs/us/ɡæs/
a substance in a form like air that is neither solid ...
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(Definition ofquantityandgasfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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What would be your test of thequantityofgas?
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That is a point which must depend on the price andquantityofgasavailable.
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At present, the greater thequantityofgasthat is consumed, the more economic it is.
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Thequantityofgasrequiring disposal by this means is not expected to exceed 5,400 tonnes.
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Paragraph 5 simply deals with the meter as evidence of thequantityofgassupplied.
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Anyquantityofgasis a source of danger and should be removed.
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The amount of royalty receipts will, of course, depend upon the actualquantityofgasdelivered on shore.
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There is also no genuine likelihood that a significant commercialquantityofgascould be found within a short time.
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So it would serve two purposes if thequantityofgasallowed per ton of coal is increased.
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We have just had a long debate regarding the specification of the kind andquantityofgasto be conveyed.
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To remove this vastquantityofgas, the total amount of fresh air circulated is 350,000 cubic feet per minute.
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In all, the companies supply just under two-thirds of the totalquantityofgasand the municipalities just over one-third.
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The proportion of an old-age pension required to pay for a givenquantityofgashas, in fact, fallen by half.
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The agreement also contemplates the possibility of further increasing thequantityofgasto be delivered up to 200 million cubic feet a day.
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He told us that a much greaterquantityofgasmust necessarily be liberated in machine mining than under the old methods.
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Unfortunately, it was a dry hole except for a very smallquantityofgasand oil.
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With each turn, they move a specificquantityofgasthrough the meter.
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His paranoid pill can release a largequantityofgascapable of inducing temporary insanity.
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We estimate a negligible effect by 2010 because the real value of the gas levy and thequantityofgascovered by it both decline over time.
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Owing to improvements in the methods of producing gas and electricity, considerably less coal is required now than formerly in producing a givenquantityofgasor electricity.
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The pressure inside the bottle increases as thequantityofgasincreases with limited room to expand.
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The plane sank at once leaving a largequantityofgasand oil floating on the sea.
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Furthermore, one must remember the huge capital investment which will be required to build gas- holders to hold thequantityofgascomparable to that which we shall store underground.
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Therefore, it would be difficult to find uses for this very largequantityofgas, at least in the near future, although in the long term uses will be developed.
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