adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
metal
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The proportion of ferrous metal recycled fell from 71 percent in 1980 to 44 percent in 1988.
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Mining and non ferrous metal issues were also strong, following gold prices higher, traders said.
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By 1873 it had become illegal to have in one's possession in the mine a ferrous metal pricker or scraper.
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About 95 percent of the NEAs seem to be rich sources of either volatiles, ferrous metals , or specialty metals.
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About 95 percent of the NEAs seem to be rich sources of either volatiles, ferrous metals, or specialty metals.
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Another class has extremely high reflectivity with absolutely no evidence of absorption of light by ferrous iron.
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For many years ferrous sulphate was used as a supplement.
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He thus achieved distinction in both ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy.
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Mining and non ferrous metal issues were also strong, following gold prices higher, traders said.
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Moreover, a strong presence of ferrous oxide in the walls gives them a red color.
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The proportion of ferrous metal recycled fell from 71 percent in 1980 to 44 percent in 1988.
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The Round Table sends for the director of the industrial combine responsible for the ferrous alloy factory.