excess water
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexcessandwater
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excess
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈek.ses/us/ˈek.ses/
extra:
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water
noun
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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(Definition ofexcessandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Nation 2's consumption cannot exceed the sum of nation 2's storage and theexcesswaterremaining after nation 1's consumption.
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The pea crop in 2001 died in mid-season due toexcesswater.
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In contrast,excesswaterencourages cooperation and facilitates building social capital.
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Three explanations are possible, related toexcesswatersupply, reduced irradiance or low nutrient availability in valley positions.
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The investigation also revealed various constructed features related to the management ofexcesswater in the civic-ceremonial center and urban residential areas of the city.
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In the model,excesswatersimply flowed down the hill or out of the system.
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On these days, theexcesswateris wasted as it percolates deep into the groundwater table or becomes runoff.
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However, these nations are more consistent with situations whereexcesswateris a problem, rather than where water is scarce.
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They open when the tides fall andexcesswaterbrought by rains flows into the river.
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Excesswaterwas removed from the seeds by brief blotting with paper towels.
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A system of reservoirs was constructed near large building complexes, and a low-gradient, shallow spillway canal drainedexcesswaterwithout depleting the water storage.
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The foot was blotted by tissue paper (once on each side) to removeexcesswater, and the wet-weight was measured.
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When the coating was firm enough, the seeds were placed between layers of paper towel and left overnight so thatexcesswaterdried from the alginate.
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Excesswaterassumed removable from system.
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Rainfall is assumed to follow a monsoon pattern, with a short season during which there isexcesswater, and a dry season when water is scarce.
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This has resulted in excessive water rights within many irrigation areas, and since these areas are land constrained, irrigators within them cannot use thisexcesswaterto expand.
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We consider whether it will be more appropriate to provide additional discharge capacity or to temporarily storeexcesswater.
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Other areas create problems for properties because ofexcesswater.
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It makes clear that residential development is not appropriate in the functional flood plain, whereexcesswatermust flow in times of flood.
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Does he intend to refer toexcesswater?
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