explosive material

collocation in English

meaningsofexplosiveandmaterial

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explosive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈspləʊ.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈsploʊ.sɪv/
exploding or able to ...
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofexplosiveandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They should at once return anyexplosivematerialto the sea, mark the position carefully, and report the incident.
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Some of it was oldexplosivematerial, found in empty houses.
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I do not want any unnecessaryexplosivemateriallying about at the end of the war.
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I am inclined to think that it is right to describe top people's pay policy as beingexplosivematerial.
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The origin of theexplosivematerialit contains has not yet been established.
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The same provision applies to inflammable orexplosivematerial.
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Regrettably, children are the main victims of this type ofexplosivematerial.
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In this industrial age there is more combustible material lying about than ever before in our history,explosivematerial, which has destroyed many nations.
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Studies on the marking ofexplosivematerialare in hand.
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I had no idea how muchexplosivematerialthere was in an innocent, nonparty measure.
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Prices and incomes policy should positively encourage a review of parities as a damper onexplosivematerial.
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It isexplosivematerialthat might lead to disastrous results.
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There is a great deal ofexplosivemateriallying about.
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We have no evidence whatever of theexplosivematerialcoming from south of the border.
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Further, will he ensure that allexplosivematerialis immobilised in any transit journeys of the type undertaken on this occasion?
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Allegedly, nitroglycerineexplosivematerialwas found on their hands.
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Many people also fear that that judgment will provide moreexplosivematerialin an already dangerous minefield.
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