size of holding

collocation in English

meaningsofsizeandholding

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size
noun
uk
/saɪz/us
/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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holding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈhəʊl.dɪŋ/us
/ˈhoʊl.dɪŋ/
In football, if a midfield player has a holding role, their main job is to help the defence rather than attack an ...
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(Definition ofsizeandholdingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsize of holding

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Thesizeofholdingvaried considerably, from 0.5 to 3.0 ha, with the average area being 1.5 ha.
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The 1946 farm census identifies both type of contract andsizeofholding, at a lower administrative level than the department (the re'gion agricole).
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Information on output according tosizeofholdingis not collected, and the cost of providing reliable estimates would be disproportionate.
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It is not our policy to discriminate between farms on the basis ofsizeofholding.
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Thesizeofholdingand of enterprise have both increased drastically.
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Information relating to area bysizeofholdingis not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
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Every individual who in future takes a holding will know the type of house and thesizeofholdingwhich he is to get.
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It all depends on thesizeofholdingand what the farmer is producing.
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Therefore, there is a clear distinction, throughsizeofholdingand viability of holding, in the possibility of hardship arising to a tenant family.
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We have recently published for consultation proposals for extending prior notification arrangements for farm buildings and increasing the minimumsizeofholdingwhich qualifies for permitted development rights.
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