reading glasses

collocation in English

meaningsofreadingandglass

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reading
noun
uk
/ˈriː.dɪŋ/us
/ˈriː.dɪŋ/
the skill or activity of getting information ...
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glass
noun
uk
/ɡlɑːs/us
/ɡlæs/
a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and ...
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(Definition ofreadingandglassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many patients manage well without distance glasses following surgery but most will need additional reading glasses.
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Vaccinations and reading glasses are two examples.
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One person's reading glasses for presbyopia can be the same as another's distance glasses.
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It went into great detail about the extent to which people might use these reading glasses if they had the chance to buy them.
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We have always urged any person needing reading glasses to look around for the supplier offering the most competitive price before deciding a purchase.
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I am in fact asking about simple reading glasses, which have no connection whatsoever with eye diseases.
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Low vision aids, such as strong reading glasses, magnifiers or telescopes are available free on loan to any person requiring them.
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Those polled may not have realised the problems in defining reading glasses.
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We shall do that later when we get our reading glasses on.
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But at present her reading glasses cost £2 more to us than she paid for them.
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The dispensing of many simple reading glasses does not need the same care as more complicated prescriptions.
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I, for one, would have to put on my reading glasses to see it.
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It is agreed that the eyes can be in no way harmed by having the wrong reading glasses.
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It is quite feasible for mail order agencies to develop customer services to provide for the simple reading glasses defined in the order.
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Such a restriction fails to enable them to obtain their reading glasses by the best possible method; that is, by choice.
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There is a great deal behind what he has said, in that reading glasses are what most people require.
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It is all right for cheap reading glasses, but it is a different matter altogether where impairment of sight is concerned.
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My understanding is that it is possible to purchase reading glasses from as little as £2·99.
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Prices of spectacles are moderating to some extent; but spectacles are still too expensive, as the price of cheap reading glasses clearly shows.
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