endless chain

collocation in English

meaningsofendlessandchain

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endless
adjective
uk
/ˈend.ləs/us
/ˈend.ləs/
never finishing, or seeming never ...
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chain
noun
uk
/tʃeɪn/us
/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition ofendlessandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Research problems produce answers, which in turn produce new research problems; and this constitutes anendlesschainof problems and solutions.
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The individual can contribute to the solution of problems only insofar as he views himself as a social individual connecting his perspective to theendlesschainof all others.
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In that situation, as soon as one deals with one, there is anendlesschainof differentials to be overcome.
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So its renewal in 1988 just comes and goes in anendlesschainof renewals.
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It is anendlesschainwhich affects the whole of our economy.
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One cannot have motion in anendlesschain; it is either reciprocating or rotary.
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That implies anendlesschainof events and it is impossible to know what stage the process has reached.
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This is anendlesschain.
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The pump consisted of a series of wooden pipes made from tree trunks and through which a largeendlesschainwas pulled.
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Theendlesschainhad carrying cups that hold the rounds.
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The elevator block was anendlesschain, equipped with grapples.
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Later anendlesschainwas used which drove the cap through gearing.
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Each side of the mold is formed by anendlesschainof dam blocks, which are held against the cast strip by adjustable spring-loaded guides.
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It was next carried upstairs by anendlesschainof small buckets.
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The windmill is built in brick with a wooden boat shaped cap, and is turned into the wind by anendlesschainwinding mechanism.
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The logs are carried from the back of the procession to the front in anendlesschain, like continuous track.
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The process is repeated ad infinitum and the soul finds itself shackled in theendlesschainof births and deaths.
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The wrapping machine was propelled by a 200-hp motor, along anendlesschain1260 ft long around the circumference of the dome.
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Thus, meaning is forever deferred or postponed through anendlesschainof signifiers.
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