natural flow

collocation in English

meaningsofnaturalandflow

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natural
adjective
uk
/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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flow
noun
uk
/fləʊ/us
/floʊ/
the movement of something in ...
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(Definition ofnaturalandflowfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These eddies or waves would occur and interact randomly in space and time in anaturalflow(without excitation).
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Clearly, any intrusion interrupts thenaturalflowof conversation to some extent.
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The current study and the numerous studies cited demonstrate that clarification requests can be introduced into conversation with a child quite naturally without corrupting thenaturalflowof interaction.
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There are, of course, cases where thenaturalflowof water has been disturbed by the construction of artificial works.
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The impounding of water must be controlled, essentially because of the interference caused to thenaturalflowof streams upon which many interests depend.
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Water is stored not to go directly into supply but to be released into the river when itsnaturalflowfalls below a certain level.
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For many months of the year thenaturalflowin a river is more than enough to support abstractions for water supply.
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The current would be increased, and the river would have itsnaturalflow.
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But, apart from that refractory incident, there was enough in thenaturalflowof events to cause great anxiety.
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Such an area must have regard to thenaturalflowof hospital patients due to transport and geographical factors —.
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I hope that he is saying that he will go beyond thenaturalflowof business and try to do something proactive.
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It is not thenaturalflowof the oil to the well that brings any great production.
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The plan would be to install a series of small pumping stations which would pump direct to the tributaries and thus augment thenaturalflow.
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That shows that thenaturalflowwill be from primary school to secondary school and from secondary school to college.
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Such impediments to thenaturalflowof trade are all the more regrettable because they have political as well as economic repercussions.
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In a frenzied attempt to sustain falling revenues, tariff barriers have been ruthlessly imposed against thenaturalflowof produce.
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Moreover, lack ofnaturalflowoften means that polluting effluents are not quickly and adequately diluted.
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That indicated that there is not thisnaturalflowthat has been projected, certainly with older pipes.
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On the other hand, it would be wrong to prevent thenaturalflowof capital from one country to another.
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It has restricted thenaturalflowof money and has produced stagnation, and from stagnation there can be no fertility.
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