noun
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chemical
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List the main differences in chemical composition between the Earth and the Moon. 7.
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Irons come in a variety of classes with different crystal structures, chemical compositions , and inclusions of other minerals.
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The air samples could give scientists vital information about long-term changes in the chemical composition of the atmosphere.
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Glaze chemical composition also affects its absorption of light.
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It is therefore already apparent that the suggested different origins of the glasses can be linked with their different chemical compositions .
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Although they share the same chemical composition and crystal form, emerald is by far the more valuable.
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The nostrils open into cups which can detect the most minute changes in the chemical composition of water.
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Entities During chemical reactions, one or more substances change their chemical composition to form one or more new substances.
different
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The difference between human and animal sensitivity to scents is thus explicable mainly by the different composition of their brain-air.
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They weld together mineral grains of radically different compositions and properties, rendering most techniques of mineral separation and enrichment ineffectual.
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It is therefore already apparent that the suggested different origins of the glasses can be linked with their different chemical compositions .
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How did the planets pick up the necessary angular momentum, and why do the planets have different chemical compositions ?
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This largely reflects the different composition of the case load, with fewer householder proposals, which almost always lack policies.
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Not all magmas have the same composition , and magmas with different compositions melt at different temperatures.
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The fourth question with which I started this chapter concerns the maintenance of a different chemical composition in different places.
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This distribution leads to a very different ethnic composition of the population in different areas of the country.
ethnic
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Describes the areas in terms of income, employment, education, housing tenure, deprivation, ethnic composition and crime.
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This distribution leads to a very different ethnic composition of the population in different areas of the country.
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The ethnic and religious composition of the force varied greatly according to rank.
isotopic
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Their chemical and isotopic compositions are meteoritic and they have had long histories of flight through space.
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The observed correlations are perhaps most simply attributed to mixing between components with differing isotopic composition and elemental abundances.
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For example, the origin of ivory can be identified by its strontium isotopic composition , which reflects the diet of the elephant.
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Plutonium is graded by its isotopic composition .
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The array to the far left mimics the lead isotopic compositions at 130Myr.
original
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The Avesta was preserved orally and its original date of composition has been the subject of great argument.
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Montour will perform 20 seconds from an original composition on a flute he carved.
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It is remarkable for his description there of the way in which his own original composition had been done.
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Instead, they substituted for the music of the past an entirely original composition by Rota.
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Composition: a portfolio of original compositions plus either a critical commentary or a dissertation on a related subject.
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When original composition is too demanding, translation, sometimes with original additions, is the next best thing.
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The three members contributed regular essays, or else original compositions , and criticized one another's work at group meetings.
similar
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Amongst these are contact lens wetting solutions, comfort drops and artificial tears, which, perhaps surprisingly, have similar compositions .
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The H chondrites are most similar in composition to Earth.
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But it is, in fact, a form of protein called keratin, similar in composition to our finger and toenails.
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This solution is similar in composition to adult cholera stool.
social
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Their social composition did not, it is true, greatly change.
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It includes the overwhelming majority of the voters and is consequently more heterogeneous in its social and ideological composition .
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This is often inferred from observations of the changing social composition of the village.
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The second point, which requires a more lengthy discussion, concerns the changing social composition of the electorate.
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But there was a difference in the social composition of the Paris suburbs.
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And the genuine fusion of Marxism with the working-class movement was reflected in the changing social composition of the party.
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Moreover, they can not be accounted for merely by reference to spatial differences in social composition .
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This may not be unconnected with the social composition of their respective devotees.
■ NOUN
freshman
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She would start her City College career in the freshman composition course.
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But freshman composition , like the writing test, assumed a level of competency that few of these students had attained.
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Did that mean that freshman composition , too, was taking an unfair sounding of their abilities?
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But would they be ready for a World Humanities class, or even freshman composition , in four months?
household
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Hence, the extent of provision of state support services may vary by household composition .
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In summary, the pattern of change in household composition certainly does not involve a simple shrinkage from large to small units.
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To what extent can trends be related to concomitant changes in age structure, household composition , or work patterns?
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There is variation depending particularly on social class, household composition , and stage in the life cycle.
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I shall begin with household composition , the issue around which much work on the history of the family has been centred.
■ VERB
alter
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This means there will be some exchange between the solder and the metal which will alter the composition of both.
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The heat can penetrate combustible materials, alter their composition and make them ignite at lower temperatures.
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Hence, transfers alter the composition of private goods production.
change
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Notice that the size of the balance sheet has not changed but its composition and therefore the ratios have.
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After all, while the Cabinet will change , the composition of the three-party government will not.
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Incidentally it changes its composition considerably between the foetus and the adult.
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Through transfers, government changes the composition of the output of private goods.
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The law would have changed the composition of a press supervisory board, which licenses publications, to include more reformers.
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Doing this changed the chemical composition of the atmosphere, ocean and surface rock.
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One way out of the dilemma would be to change the composition of the second chamber by having it elected in some form.
determine
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In addition, other oxides introduced by the presence of various minerals determine their chemical compositions .
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Parliament's right to determine its own composition 1.
reflect
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The oxygen isotope chemistry of the corals reflects the composition and origin of the water in which they lived.
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As we shall see, this immunity from savers' redemptions is reflected in the composition of trusts' assets.
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This largely reflects the different composition of the case load, with fewer householder proposals, which almost always lack policies.
study
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From 1950-2 he studied composition and conducting at the Juilliard School in New York.
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A classmate at Fairfax High suggested he meet a pianist studying composition named Mike Stoller.
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He went to the Royal College of Music to study composition , but left, disenchanted, after two weeks.
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At the time Glass was living in Paris, studying composition under the celebrated teacher, Nadia Boulanger.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Blomstedt conducted a new composition by Charles Wuorinen.
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Both factions disagree over the composition of a temporary government.
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Karina studied composition and music theory at the Juilliard School.
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Mrs. Blanchard teaches English and advanced composition .
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Stone's composition "Idaho" became a national hit when Benny Goodman recorded it for Columbia.
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The color of a star depends on its chemical composition and its mass.
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The paintings of each series differ in terms of color and composition .
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We had to write a composition about our summer vacations.
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Zwilich's flute concerto was nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A teacher had assigned the class to make a composition by taping personal objects into a notebook.
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Increasingly intruding into those thoughts, though, was the composition of the relay team.
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More recent studies have shown that hepatic denervation causes significant changes in the biliary lipid composition .
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The composition of displaced terranes ranges from that of typical oceanic crust to significantly less dense granitic rock with clear continental affinities.
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Their social composition did not, it is true, greatly change.
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They are most definitely not required to know the composition of every household in their areas before billing.
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This difference in function can lead to glaze compositions which are nor found among ancient glasses at all.