remaining fragment

collocation in English

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remaining
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪˈmeɪ.nɪŋ/us
/rɪˈmeɪ.nɪŋ/
continuing to exist or be left after other parts or things have been used or ...
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fragment
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfræɡ.mənt/us
/ˈfræɡ.mənt/
a small piece or a part, especially when broken from ...
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(Definition ofremainingandfragmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Control burning allows for the maintenance of the largestremainingfragmentof longleaf pine/wiregrass ecosystem in the world.
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Many of these ecosystems are endangered and degraded, with remaining fragments under pressure from destructive forces.
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If a data fragment is lost, then all of the files referencing that fragment and the remaining fragments in the bock are also lost.
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Reassemble the remaining fragments into a tour, leaving no disjoint subtours (that is, don't connect a fragment's endpoints together).
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Remaining fragments of land are degraded by a number of processes, especially fire suppression.
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It is hoped that, in the future, partial anastylosis can be conducted with the remaining fragments.
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Its aim was to preserve the remaining fragments that were left after dismantling.
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The remaining fragments thus represent our library of junction fragments, or jumping library.
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In other words, it gets rid of the carboxyl groups of two acid molecules, and joins the remaining fragments together.
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Once the endosperm is isolated, it is ground into a fine powder and sifted to remove any remaining fragments of bran or germ.
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The remaining fragments would remain for a later session for removal.
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They are now the only remaining fragments of the original school.
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Today, no remaining fragments of the original interior can be found.
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This resulted in much discomfort and complications as the remaining fragments found an exit on their own.
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Remaining fragments are popular terrain for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.
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