entire basin

collocation in English

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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈtaɪər/us
/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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basin
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sən/us
/ˈbeɪ.sən/
mainly UK
an open, round container shaped like a bowl with sloping sides, used for holding food ...
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(Definition ofentireandbasinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In its southeastern part, the subsidence indicates a foreland basin which possibly applies to theentirebasin.
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Almost theentirebasinis a graben region, bearing basin and range characteristics, formed by uplifting and subsidence along several northsouth faults.
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The water is applied rapidly to theentirebasinand is allowed to infiltrate.
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Due to its shallowness, theentirebasinconstitutes the littoral zone, which harbors common invertebrates like snails and insect larvae.
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The rational method has been used for drainage basins small enough that observed rainfall intensities may be assumed to occur uniformly over theentirebasin.
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The average yearly rainfall over theentirebasinarea is 42.9 in.
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Half of the northern branch had gone by 1903, and theentirebasinwas dry by 1919.
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Theentirebasinis an important salmon migration and spawning area.
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The issue appears to be one of theentirebasinor a particular point within the basin for application of the names.
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The first would use theentirebasinof the bay.
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Several of these sub-basin scale refuges would come together to protect anentirebasinas a whole unit.
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Today nearly theentirebasinis industrial forest and subject to repeated logging.
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The average annual precipitation for theentirebasinis about 38 in.
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This exceedingly erratic flow is due to the extreme variability of precipitation throughout theentirebasin.
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