normal wear

collocation in English

meaningsofnormalandwear

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normal
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.məl/us
/ˈnɔːr.məl/
ordinary or usual; the same as would ...
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wear
noun[U]
uk
/weər/us
/wer/
clothes suitable for a particular use or clothes of a ...
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(Definition ofnormalandwearfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnormal wear

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The vessels were not elaborate in form or decoration; all three showed signs ofnormalwear.
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I believe that it is entirely sensible thatnormalwearand tear should be deemed to be covered by those rates.
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Recently considerable lengths of the road were resurfaced because the long hot summer had aggravatednormalwearand tear.
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Such provision is important because popular paths especially sustain much damage fromnormalwearand tear.
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For instance, we have set out the particular exceptional cases, and the definition excludesnormalwearand tear, normal outgrowing, and so on.
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Normalwearand tear and, to a regrettably large extent, wilful damage caused by irresponsible persons result in large numbers of chairs being unavailable at any one time.
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They cover some parts for three months and other parts for six months and fail to cover key machinery which is subject tonormalwearand tear.
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During the course ofnormalwear, these fibers may either detach or be jostled out of the weave of which they are part.
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Because of the misaligned nature of the rabbit's teeth, there is nonormalwearto control the length to which the teeth grow.
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These structures are not immune fromnormalwear-and-tear and will have to be refurbished or rebuilt.
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The utility version, fornormalwear, is olive drab green and black with the same descriptive dimensions.
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It is unclear whether this was necessary due tonormalwearor was just an improvement.
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Normalwearand tear includes pitting from cavitation, fatigue cracking, and abrasion from suspended solids in the water.
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The home service contract generally covers equipment and appliances, such as dishwashers, plumbing systems, and electrical systems, that fail due tonormalwearand tear.
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The interiors rival more expensive cars for luxury and quality, yet are durable enough to take years ofnormalwear.
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Some failures are part of thenormalwear-and-tear of components in a system.
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Normalwearand tear took their toll of the old dormitories, so smaller and safer cottages were built in the 1960s.
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This was to avoidnormalwearand tear as well as vandalism.
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The final characters of both lines are largely illegible due tonormalwearcaused by securing the now-missing pin under the catch plate.
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