noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an intake of breath (= when you breathe in very quickly and suddenly, especially because you are surprised )
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He gave a sharp intake of breath.
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His first response was a sharp intake of breath.
calorie intake (= the amount of calories someone eats )
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There are several ways you can reduce your calorie intake.
fat intake (= the amount of fat you eat )
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You should think about reducing your fat intake .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
average
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Today, the average intake of 20g a day puts us among the lowest fibre-consumers in the world.
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Men and girls 12 to 14 years had average intakes falling 7 % to 22 % below the standard.
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U.S. citizens score a little higher than we do, with an average intake of 27g daily.
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A recent Government survey found that in women, the average intakes of iron from food were below the recommended levels.
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This will give you your average daily calorie intake .
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A good average intake is about 20g per day.
daily
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The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that stable workers could have been exposed to as much as 190 times the acceptable daily intake .
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The panel stressed that these nutrients are important for good health and that a minimum daily intake is important.
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Keep a food diary Details of daily nutritional intake are required.
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The daily intake should be divided into at least three doses because of the short half-life.
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So how do we eat the rest of our daily intake of fat?
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The usual daily intake of potassium is 70 to 140 mEq.
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It appeared that, in terms of weight, it was roughly the equivalent of an agricultural labourer's daily intake of rice.
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It will analyze and graph your daily intake and compare it with the recommended dietary allowances set by the government.
dietary
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In addition suboptimal dietary iron intake was found in many of the patients though this was seldom the sole cause for anaemia.
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Fifty five patients had dietary intake of iron assessed and data from 47 were evaluable.
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One of the preferred methods for estimating usual dietary intakes of individuals is the diet history questionnaire.
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Excess dietary energy intake , coffee or tea consumption, wine, beer, spirits or alcohol consumption.
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Sulphate concentration in the colon is largely dependent on dietary intake .
excessive
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Incontinence is another problem that can begin by excessive alcohol intake .
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Being over-generous when pouring one's own is a well documented cause of excessive intake .
fat
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Poly-unsaturated fats should constitute the next largest share of your fat intake , after mono-unsaturated fats.
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Getting your diet right Reduce fat intake - to 15% of your diet or less.
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So it is also the diet to choose if you have sensibly taken to heart the well-established benefits of reducing fat intake .
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Furthermore, dietary manipulation studies have shown that high fat intake can increase faecal bile acid excretion.
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These foods will make up the calories they are losing when cutting down on their saturated fat intake .
fluid
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You should also establish the patient's usual pattern of fluid intake and output by tactful questioning.
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Patients keep daily diaries of fluid intake and voiding.
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An accurate record of Mr Reynolds' fluid intake and output was kept.
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If age, weakness, or intercurrent illness prevents adequate fluid intake , then severe hypertonicity may result.
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Alternatively, all fluid intake and output may be measured and recorded.
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It is usual to record the fluid balance so that intake and output and their relationship may be assessed.
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He was encouraged to resume a normal fluid intake and not to restrict fluids because his bladder felt uncomfortable.
high
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Furthermore, dietary manipulation studies have shown that high fat intake can increase faecal bile acid excretion.
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Similarly, adaptation to very high intakes requires several days and ample urine flow.
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Their bodies seem unable to sense a high intake and continue to manufacture cholesterol in excess of requirements.
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A high intake causes rats to develop cancer, with damage to the testes and infections.
low
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In a peculiar twist, large numbers of Western women mimicked Eastern women in low calorie intake .
new
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The next examination was scheduled for April, to be followed shortly by a new intake .
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The inner gate closed behind the new intake of prisoners.
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The University will reach its target of 5000 students next September with the admission of a new intake of 1150 first years.
sharp
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I force her skinny little arms into the position I need and ignore the sharp intake of breath.
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There was a sharp intake of breath.
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Crystal iced spires in twinkling reflection, Sharp intake of breath at such perfection.
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There was a sharp intake of breath behind him, and there she stood in the doorway looking at him.
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She heard the sharp intake of his breath and desire flared out of control so that, despite herself, she responded.
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Inside the room he could distinctly hear his own breathing - the sharp intake of air, followed by the slower exhalation.
total
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The percentage of mature students in relation to the total undergraduate intake was just over 6%.
■ NOUN
air
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Having located the air intake manifold we noticed a significant difference between the diagrams in the manuals and our engine.
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Ice can crack off into the engine air intakes and cause them to shut down.
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Final touches to the tractor included fitting the two original air intakes and filters from the lorry.
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Insiders say the front air intake , rounded but not necessarily elliptical, will be below the impact-absorbing front bumper.
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The front air intake duct area varies according to the radiator size of each model.
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He began hacking at the ice on the gauges and the air intakes .
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Original air intakes and filters came from an old lorry.
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Ten gallons of water entered the engine room through an air intake , but both engines continued to run normally.
alcohol
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There are no studies on the acute effect of alcohol intake on gastric acid secretion in chronic alcoholic patients.
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Laminin has been related to alcohol intake .
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Laminin concentration is also related to alcohol intake .
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Age of starting smoking, cigarettes per day and years of abstinence, and regular alcohol intake .
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Cumulative alcohol intake certainly plays a role and other environmental factors, in particular nutrition, may also be important.
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The increased healing rate in wine drinkers is consistent with other reports that moderate alcohol intake may be harmless or beneficial.
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In the cases studied alcohol intake was never higher than 50 g/day.
calorie
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Most people try to do this by restricting their calorie intake , usually by cutting it in half.
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In a peculiar twist, large numbers of Western women mimicked Eastern women in low calorie intake .
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Many are highly adept at adding up their calorie intake .
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So this should help you in keeping the calorie intake low.
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The serum concentration of IGF-I and growth velocity both improved with increased calorie intake .
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So by rationing these foods you cut calorie intake .
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Poor souls, all they were doing was cutting calorie intake - the hard way.
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You're effectively cheating your body by reducing your calorie intake and your body sends out different responses because it's confused.
energy
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The increase in the serum insulin concentration after steroid treatment may reflect increased energy intake or induction of insulin resistance.
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While decreasing your energy intake , you must continue to eat enough essential nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals and trace elements.
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Excess dietary energy intake , coffee or tea consumption, wine, beer, spirits or alcohol consumption.
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These changes were accompanied by a greater and more sustained increase in energy intake in the steroid group.
fibre
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Those allowing themselves 1,500 calories daily might reach a fibre intake of 50g daily.
food
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Patients assigned to receive steroids consumed an unrestricted diet and were asked to record their food intake during the first four weeks.
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Satiety was increased with a larger bulk of food intake .
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This need not mean drastically reducing food intake .
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Clearly, a rhythm in food intake might be able to adjust the body clock via several mechanisms.
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In addition, these patients usually reduce their food intake when disease flares up.
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This type of training is very demanding and rest and food intake are most important.
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Use your diary to form a picture of the kind of person you are when it comes to food intake .
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It can be produced in sheep by reducing the food intake of ewes in early pregnancy.
protein
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Excessive protein intake can be dangerous, putting stress on the kidneys and causing dehydration.
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In extreme conditions where very little carbohydrate or fat is eaten, any protein intake can also be used as fuel.
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Protein is so important that nearly all diets, nomatterwhat other failings they may have, emphasize adequate protein intake .
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The dietary control of plasma phenylalanine concentrations requires rigorous restriction of natural protein intake , often to less than 6 g per day.
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To boost your protein intake , choose lentils, beans and pulses, which are all low in fat too.
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Indeed, until relatively recently a healthy food intake was described as one that included quite heavy protein intake.
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It is no use stimulating muscle growth if your protein intake is insufficient.
water
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Mitsubishi already has a robot for cleaning sea water intakes at power stations.
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Here again, dilution is impaired, but reduction of water intake below output will lead to a rise in serum tonicity.
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They have no specific food requirement and wild rabbits have no significant water intake .
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In primary polydipsia, hyponatremia and hypotonicity occur in the face of maximal urinary dilution because water intake simply exceeds water excretion.
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Aquasense also monitors the water intake and use of detergent, giving useful energy savings.
■ VERB
cut
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Also, buying canned or frozen food rather than fresh food cuts down our vitamin intake by as much as 25-30 percent.
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So by rationing these foods you cut calorie intake .
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In order to cut down on salt intake , first remove salt containers from the table.
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There is some evidence that salt is bad and many people have cut salt intake in recent years.
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She shrank so quickly because she cut her daily calorie intake from more than 5,000 to 2,000.
hear
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When he heard the deep intake of breath, Joe related.
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She heard the soft intake of his breath, then he was drawing her down on to the grass.
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She heard the sharp intake of his breath and desire flared out of control so that, despite herself, she responded.
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As her eyes closed she heard her own swift intake of breath.
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Marian heard a quick intake of breath from Allen, the sound a horse makes when it is about to bolt.
increase
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Once you reach your target weight, you can increase your intake up to a maximum of 70 grams a day.
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Women may respond to the unpleasant feelings associated with the peak progesterone levels by increasing their caffeine intake .
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Finally, causes of increased intake or production of potassium must be considered.
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However, on the basis of the findings of this study Universities need not fear increasing their mature student intake .
reduce
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However, the objective must be to reduce the intake of all pesticides to the absolute minimum.
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They reduced their chemical intake because they now reclaim the metals.
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Getting your diet right Reduce fat intake - to 15% of your diet or less.
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In addition, these patients usually reduce their food intake when disease flares up.
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For the non-obese patients, simply reducing the intake of refined carbohydrate may control the diabetes for a time at least.
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It can be produced in sheep by reducing the food intake of ewes in early pregnancy.
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You're effectively cheating your body by reducing your calorie intake and your body sends out different responses because it's confused.
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If you are the right weight already you could very probably still be healthier if you reduced your intake of saturated fats.
restrict
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Most people try to do this by restricting their calorie intake , usually by cutting it in half.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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air intakes on a jet engine
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Eberson is the intake officer for the prison.
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Pregnant women should reduce their intake of caffeine.
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the yearly intake of students