outstanding collection

collocation in English

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outstanding
adjective
uk
/ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/us
/ˌaʊtˈstæn.dɪŋ/
clearly very much better than what ...
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collection
noun
uk
/kəˈlek.ʃən/us
/kəˈlek.ʃən/
a group of objects of one type that have been collected by one person or in ...
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(Definition ofoutstandingandcollectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The editors are to be congratulated on assembling anoutstandingcollectionof contributions and contributors.
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This edited volume is anoutstandingcollectionof 15 chapters reviewing major recent developments in the study of memory.
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The university has a parliamentary papers research committee that promotes the interests associated with the library'soutstandingcollectionof nineteenth century parliamentary papers.
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The thick walls today shelter a museum that presents anoutstandingcollectionof historical and art objects.
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They also feature anoutstandingcollectionof rock paintings.
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It is anoutstandingcollectionof the world's pipes.
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The award is presented annually to anoutstandingcollectionof contemporary poetry characterized by a fresh sensibility ("shinsen na kankaku").
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She gave the money for the acquisition of several outstanding collections.
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This campus is visited by more than 1,500 people each year, and has outstanding collections of subtropical and temperate fruit trees, a nursery.
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It is known to be one of the most outstanding collections of ceramics works of art in the world.
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