I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be equal in size/length/height etc
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The population of each town is roughly equal in size.
be of equal size/length/height etc
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Draw two lines of equal length.
be unequal in size/weight etc
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The pieces were unequal in length.
body size/shape
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differences in body size and shape
comparable in size
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The planet Pluto is comparable in size to the Moon.
comparable size
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A car of comparable size would cost far more abroad.
cut sth to size/length (= so that it is the size/length you need )
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The place where I bought the wood cut it to size for me.
double in size/number/value etc
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Within two years the company had doubled in size.
double the amount/number/size etc
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We’ll need double this amount for eight people.
double the size/number/amount etc (of sth)
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A promise was given to double the number of police on duty.
every shape and size
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The plants grow in every shape and size .
exaggerate the size (of sth)
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I’m sure Tommy is exaggerating the size of the problem.
half the price/size/length etc
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It’s only half the size of a normal violin.
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They offered to pay half the cost of repairs.
next size up (= a slightly bigger size )
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Do they have the next size up ?
of like size
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Try to buy two fish of like size .
of unequal size/length etc
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two rooms of unequal size
range in age/size/price etc
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The shoes range in price from $25 to $100.
size zero
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These clothes only look good on size zeroes.
the exact size
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First, cut a piece of wood about 1cm x 10cm – the exact size doesn’t matter.
tripled in size
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The company has tripled in size .
twice the size/number/rate/amount etc
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an area twice the size of Britain
variable in size/shape/colour etc
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These fish are highly variable in color and pattern.
varying sizes
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a set of jars of varying sizes
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
average
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From the combined results Thomas's group estimated an average particle size of 100 for the copper metal aggregates.
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Those responding to the survey reported average class sizes ranging from 36 to special, one-on- one instruction.
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They had shown that the greater the number killed, the bigger the average litter size would become.
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The calorie counts are given after each item, and all the portions are average size unless exact measurements are stated.
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This corresponds to the fineness of face powder or an average particle size of about $ 0 microns.
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The main effect of these changes was to create a number of new authorities and thus reduce their average size .
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So how do we account for the dramatic increase in the average size of the remand population over the same period?
different
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Moreover, lectures can be used for groups of different sizes - an advantage in practical timetabling.
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Compare the cost in your market area of the different sizes of eggs available.
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In Imperial Rome alone, there are estimated to have been over 800 thermae of different sizes and accommodation.
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Further, there are important differences in the appearance of craters of different sizes .
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The teacher in Example 3 provided a box of dolls' clothes of different sizes and designs.
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I had to alternate between different sizes to get the degree of control I wanted.
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Because they were of different sizes , people considered the group a family.
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At least three different sizes of glass blocks were being manufactured.
equal
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These two greenfield sites were each equal in size to the whole village of 1967.
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Some species create carbon dioxide at a faster rate than others of equal size .
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Many churches had four simple gables of equal size one on each face, surmounted by a central dome upon a drum.
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Usually if two gray angels of nearly equal size are placed together a fight to the death ensues.
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Em in printing terms it is a square unit with edges equal in size to the chosen point size.
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A child is presented with two containers of equal size and shape, as in Figure 4. 5.
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Slice the orange across to form round slices of equal size .
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Granulites are like their textural equivalents, granular igneous rocks, in being mosaics of interlocking crystals of roughly equal size .
full
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On the emergence of the adult the wing is inflated to its full size by blood-pressure and the cuticle hardens.
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They do not drop off when they reach full size .
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The component layout and full size copper foil master pattern is shown in Fig 5.
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This was approximately one fifth full size , but was a working mock-up rather than a true scale model.
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Complete circuit diagram for the Quick Prom interface Fig. 4. printed circuit board component layout and full size copper foil master pattern.
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Using at least two full sizes tighter than main tension, knit the number of rows given in pattern for rib.
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Nicola dropped her arms and the shirt cuffs fell over her knuckles; it was a full size too big.
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The Safety Centre features full size mock-ups of nearly every danger a child could face including house fires and high speed trains.
large
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Also an enlargement of the pituitary gland is clearly correlated with large size , almost as if some kind of hormonal imbalance occurred.
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The warehouse store may be as large in size and have as many departments as the conventional supermarket.
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In general, consecutive spill should be considered for low packing densities and/or very large bucket sizes .
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Home is a cardboard box a little larger than the size of a coffin.
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Fewer rivets were needed because rolled iron sheets could be made in larger sizes .
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There are five major rationales for a federation: 1. Large size .
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The strongest currents should define the largest stable particle size .
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They come in small, medium and large sizes and usually cost from £25 to £75.
medium
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Many large and medium size companies, government departments and Local authorities are putting Dataease to use somewhere within their organisations.
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It's of medium size with accommodation for just over 200 people.
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The Directors' Workshop - a three-day business review workshop for directors of medium size companies run in conjunction with the Institute of Directors.
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There are people who consider this arrangement as being the most perfect construction yet devised for ships of medium size .
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The Centre for Business Enterprise A centre for the study of high growth medium size companies.
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They come in small, medium and large sizes and usually cost from £25 to £75.
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There are medium size consultancies, many of which specialise in consumer, industrial or financial clients.
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A second range of machines - TechnICL - will be pitched at small to medium size businesses wanting to set up LANs.
relative
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The trend is further underlined by the relative size of the companies acquired.
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In particular, we will relate the share of intraindustry trade to cross-country differences in relative factor endowments and relative country size .
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Large relative antler size in deer is associated with strongly polygynous breeding systems.
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The coordination number can be estimated from the relative sizes of the ions.
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To give you some idea of its relative size , Stoddard Templeton trades with approximately 3,000 outlets.
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A cut-away view would show the relative size of the larger plants and indicate where they grew in relation to the banks.
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This indicates that there is something that distinguishes monkey from mouse brains other than the relative sizes of the two species.
sheer
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The last cushion the big studios can rely on is sheer size .
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The problem was their sheer size .
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I grow bored with the sheer size of the glass and have to force myself to continue, he wrote.
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The sheer size of the sanctuary represented Mount Meru, the mythical Olympus on which the gods were believed to live.
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One of the difficulties is the sheer size of the family.
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The sheer size of the pancakes is truly astounding.
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He was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the girl.
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You practically needed a stepladder to get their autographs, and their sheer size and strength was intimidating and overwhelming.
similar
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Further contract wins of a similar size are also being pitched for, said Mr Tompkins.
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Another of similar size has much shorter antennae.
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If, on the other hand, the two sheep are of similar size they can assess each other only by fighting.
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Efficient regolith accumulation is therefore not possible on asteroids similar in size to Phobos and Deimos.
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It is a peaceful community fish when kept with other species of similar size and behaviour.
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Experts also say the clearance rates are most useful when comparing communities that are similar in size and income level.
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The atoms of the two metals have similar sizes and carry the same electrical charge.
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Other large trees, of similar size to those standing, had fallen and were now slowly decaying back into the ground.
small
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They were all fortified some time after the late third century and are characterized by their broadly rectangular shape and small size .
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Achieving efficient liberation of the smallest grains requires crushing them to a very small particle size .
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It causes many complications, including small placenta size , stillbirth and low birthweight.
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Furthermore the smaller particle size would reduce the collisions with the heater banks and reduce the slagging.
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Halogen lamps' small size makes them ideal for integrating into sculptural uplights or slim wall fittings.
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Its small size and subtropical climate made me feel like I was trapped in a steam room.
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It comes in various sizes of large sheets as well as the small sizes available in hardware shops.
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The lodgings for the remaining nights are all chateaux of a smaller size .
various
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It comes in various sizes of large sheets as well as the small sizes available in hardware shops.
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Several years ago there was a fine armadillo whose body consisted of automobile tires of various sizes .
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They were of various sizes and worked in the vehicle, aerospace, mechanical engineering and electronics industries.
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There are numerous cultivars in various sizes and shapes to choose from.
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These can be clamped together in groups of various sizes , depending on the layout of the venue.
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Option 3, Set Screen Size, adjusts the program for various monitor sizes .
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On to one of the trays the children put beads of various sizes , wheels, cotton reels and rods.
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It should be reinforced and decorated with rocks of various sizes .
■ NOUN
body
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This species has small testes for its body size , even though the literature records that females associate with several males.
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Almost all of us can improve our body size and shape with a good fitness program, but only to a point.
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Their brains are larger in absolute terms than those of chimps but relative to body size , they are considerably smaller.
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This applies particularly to traits, such as body size , which are themselves related to age.
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Goals for body size may need minor re-adjustment too.
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Therefore, increased fasting volumes in patients with acromegaly might be explained by their large body size .
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By implication it denies racial differences in facial structure, body size and a number of metabolic predispositions.
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So it seems that evolution has led to increasing intelligence simply because it has led to increasing body size .
class
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The conference also approved resolutions to cut class sizes and protect teachers from undue stress.
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Consequently, we propose to lower class sizes to 25 in the first three grades.
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Given the class size of more than 60 it's hardly surprising that the teaching methods have to be quite traditional.
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Like tuition, teacher credentials and class size vary widely at private schools.
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However, Nuttall has shown that this creates considerable problems for the interpretation of results in relation to, for example, class size .
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Those responding to the survey reported average class sizes ranging from 36 to special, one-on- one instruction.
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They normally have small class sizes and individual support by tutors.
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On education, Labor is pledged to raising standards while cutting class sizes for 5, 6 and 7 year olds.
family
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The decline in the general fertility rate was matched by a reduction in family size .
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It has a lot to do with not making a necessity of limiting family size .
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Dual graduate couples have the highest fertility of all, if family size up to four children only is considered.
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The good news is that in many countries the definition of what constitutes ideal family size is already evolving downward.
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The decline of infant mortality makes it easier to accept the idea of smaller family size .
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Education also increases equality in the marriage relationship, giving women more control over decisions concerning family size .
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Manual workers' expectations of family size had fallen, managerial workers' expectations had risen since 1945.
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To preserve expected standards as far as possible, marriage will be delayed and family size kept small.
population
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Moreover, population size changes and thus the errors are not constant.
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When the population size reaches a peak, few organisms succeed in reproducing.
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In this way a greater insight into the ways in which population size and structure change may be gained.
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Trade-based classifications Though clearly important, income and population size are not the only important characteristics of countries.
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The disparity in population size is not quite so extreme.
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Such costs increase as the population size increases.
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Historical experiences and cultural assumptions differ and there are great variations in wealth, population size and ideology.
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A further question relates to possible movements in population size .
■ VERB
cut
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When the time came, he would cut him down to size .
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These are sold in very thin sheets that can be cut to the desired size , filled, sealed and boiled.
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The conference also approved resolutions to cut class sizes and protect teachers from undue stress.
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It was now to be cut down to approximate size .
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The board is then cut to size and screwed on to the battens.
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To cut you down to size .
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For example, competition could cut the size of phone bills and end the imposition of unreasonable bank charges on small businesses.
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How can Republicans be angry because Clinton has cut the size of government?
depend
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These rules are fairly complex and depend on the size of the estate.
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The direction of the change in quantity depends upon the relative sizes of the changes in supply and demand.
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The real length of time will depend on the size and ripeness of the fruit.
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The effect upon equilibrium quantity is again indeterminate, depending upon the relative size of the changes in supply and demand.
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The display can be further extended by incorporating 2 large photo panels: again this depends on the size of the venue.
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Military power depends upon absolute size .
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It is assumed that these are linked not to profit maximisation, but depend on the size of the enterprise.
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Advancement opportunities for construction managers vary depending upon the size and type of company for which one works.
double
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Enterprise also plan to expand their estate by acquiring more pubs, aiming to double in size by 1996.
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Mutual fund assets more than doubled in size between 1991 and 1993.
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It covers the years of acquisition from 1986 to 1989 and almost doubles the size of the collection.
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Cover and let rise about 1 hour or until nearly doubled in size .
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It was the custom then to double the size of most infantry battalions and of many gunner and other units.
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Cover and allow to rise until the dough has doubled in size or is cresting over the bread pans.
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The New York gallery will be expanded to almost double its present size , to19,000 square feet.
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Cover and proof until doubled in size , about 45 minutes to 1 1 / 2 hours.
grow
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The parallel markets have grown in size and importance in recent years.
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Prestige passed increasingly to the financial agencies, which grew in size and importance, overshadowing the judiciary.
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My hands would grow to twice their size and my head would shrink.
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Then, little by little, step by step, their dreams grow with the size of their business.
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Suggest several reasons why first this town and then the whole conurbation have grown in size ?
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Soon after Cat Cinderella has planted and tended the tree with great care, it grows to the size of a woman.
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By comparison, the woodland areas of industrial countries appear to be growing slightly in size .
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The million-dollar structure will grow to about the size of a tennis court within five minutes.
increase
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Knit three to four rows on ribber bed only, increasing stitch size by two dots on each row.
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His election increases the size of the board to 11.
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Pilaster strip decoration is usual and small windows, increasing in size towards the top.
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Their approval increased the size of the Rocking K Specific Plan via one fast-tracked amendment for utility easements.
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It is not generally realized how rapidly the number of project manager-team relationships increase with the size of the team.
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Increase net sales 4. Increase customer list size 5.
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His grandfather enjoyed a gamble - the trick all along was to keep on increasing the size of the farm.
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Several years ago a director of one of our divisions wanted to increase the size of the printing order.
limit
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It will not be as limited by the size and shape of the magazine as the advertorial.
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In this respect, they will be similar to Worthington Industries, which limits the size of its plants to 250 employees.
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Such a design also strictly limits the size of ganglia and brains.
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However we do not want to limit the size of the calculations that our device will perform in principle.
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The impact of the book, however, was severely limited by its size .
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It has a lot to do with not making a necessity of limiting family size .
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Women there have abortions again and again because it is the only way they can limit their family size .
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Rhyolite, with its limited size and 22, 300-mile distance above the test range, was slim competition.
reduce
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Indeed, in an estate site plan, the reduced plot size can improve densities.
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Strategies for reducing school size at the secondary level are simple and easily undertaken.
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The main principle applied is prevention of radiation escape from the source, which greatly reduces the size of the equipment.
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A good programmer can take anything known, any regularity, and cleverly reduce it in size .
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The bicameral Congress was reduced overall in size .
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Only when the poor feel safe will they reduce the size of families.
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One warning signal: More and more stock deals are being reduced in size .
vary
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Other parts are composed of several muscles that vary in size .
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Hernias vary in size from a golf ball to a football and can strike at any age.
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Advancement opportunities for construction managers vary depending upon the size and type of company for which one works.
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Chiefdoms vary greatly in size , but the range is generally between about 5000 and 20,000 persons.
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They vary in size from 4 to 8 ounces, with most running around 5 ounces.
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The zones varied significantly in size and composition.
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They can be of varying sizes .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fair size/amount/number/bit/distance etc
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But a fair number of them went on to greater things.
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It prefers a fair amount of nutritious detritus.
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Scientists must proceed cautiously, moving ahead only with the assent of a fair number of their colleagues.
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Thanks to the inherently leaky nature of the water industry, there is already a fair amount of information to go on.
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That involved a fair amount of travel.
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There was a fair amount going on.
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They'd have a fair bit of tidying up to do before they left.
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You may also be involved in a fair amount of travel.
cut sb down to size
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The team wants to cut UCLA down to size.
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History thus cuts man down to size by reminding him of his origins: its characteristic insight is hindsight.
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Josh would soon cut Hank down to size.
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To cut you down to size.
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When the time came, he would cut him down to size.
economy size/pack
family size/pack etc
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A more sensitive indicator of fertility behaviour is the average completed family size of women born in the same year.
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Education also increases equality in the marriage relationship, giving women more control over decisions concerning family size.
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It has a lot to do with not making a necessity of limiting family size.
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The decline in the general fertility rate was matched by a reduction in family size.
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The good news is that in many countries the definition of what constitutes ideal family size is already evolving downward.
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The most immediately striking point is family size.
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To preserve expected standards as far as possible, marriage will be delayed and family size kept small.
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Women there have abortions again and again because it is the only way they can limit their family size.
stock item/size
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He then needs to estimate the desired shelf stock size for each category on the basis of this record of use.
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So we need to look for books that become standard stock items in schools.
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Twenty five percent off stock items and 15 percent off ordered furniture.
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Where this is impracticable, groups or categories of stock items which are similar will need to be taken together.
the sheer weight/size etc
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Ari was exhausted by the sheer weight of first impressions of the city.
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First, there was the sheer size of his positions.
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He forced though - even if going back: the sheer weight of his blows - Anton down on his hands and knees.
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He was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the girl.
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I grow bored with the sheer size of the glass and have to force myself to continue, he wrote.
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One of the difficulties is the sheer size of the family.
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The intensity of the introductions made me tremble, overtaken by the sheer weight of their status.
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Then there's the sheer size of the damn thing.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size .
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Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg.
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He was incredibly aggressive - it was only his size that stopped me from hitting him.
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I hadn't realized the size of the problem until now.
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Jensens' house is about the same size as ours.
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Look at the size of that house!
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The American states vary enormously in size , from very large to very small.
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The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size .
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The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet.
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The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt.
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The sheer size of the building was amazing.
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There are restrictions on the size and weight of packages we can ship.
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There were several pieces of wood of different sizes.
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They shouldn't keep a dog of that size in such a small apartment.
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What size is that shirt?
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What size shoes does Kelly wear?
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Your desk is exactly the same size as mine.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bodacious and Bonemeal chewed rawhide strips the size of ceiling molding.
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He smoothed the bills out, lined the coins up on top of his thigh, in size order.
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However, it is possible to produce lexicons of comparable size that relate words to a much smaller number of roots.
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It was three times the size of the Jamestown colony that was founded in 1607.
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Many above ground filters make outrageous claims about the size of pond they can treat.
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The bureaucratic style can be very efficient in a stable environment and when the organisation is of a large size .
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The general thinking was it would be about half the size of what it announced, about 20, 000.
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The use of rollers of varying size , colour and shape might be spontaneously sorted into trays provided.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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His stillness was that of an animal sizing up its prey, waiting for the perfect moment to make its move.
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Their faces appeared intense, their eyes moving constantly as if to size up their surroundings.
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Swindon Town are being sized up for their play off final.
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Now the beggar was walking this way, sizing up people as he came.
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Henry went up to the landing and sized up the lavatory.
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Joe sized up Louis Johnson in May, when the secretary invited him to a long one-on-one dinner.
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He laid everything on it and stood back to look, like some one in an art gallery sizing up a surrealist exhibit.
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Everything sized up , homogenized and evaluated before you even see it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fair size/amount/number/bit/distance etc
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But a fair number of them went on to greater things.
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It prefers a fair amount of nutritious detritus.
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Scientists must proceed cautiously, moving ahead only with the assent of a fair number of their colleagues.
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Thanks to the inherently leaky nature of the water industry, there is already a fair amount of information to go on.
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That involved a fair amount of travel.
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There was a fair amount going on.
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They'd have a fair bit of tidying up to do before they left.
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You may also be involved in a fair amount of travel.
economy size/pack
family size/pack etc
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A more sensitive indicator of fertility behaviour is the average completed family size of women born in the same year.
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Education also increases equality in the marriage relationship, giving women more control over decisions concerning family size.
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It has a lot to do with not making a necessity of limiting family size.
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The decline in the general fertility rate was matched by a reduction in family size.
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The good news is that in many countries the definition of what constitutes ideal family size is already evolving downward.
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The most immediately striking point is family size.
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To preserve expected standards as far as possible, marriage will be delayed and family size kept small.
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Women there have abortions again and again because it is the only way they can limit their family size.
stock item/size
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He then needs to estimate the desired shelf stock size for each category on the basis of this record of use.
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So we need to look for books that become standard stock items in schools.
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Twenty five percent off stock items and 15 percent off ordered furniture.
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Where this is impracticable, groups or categories of stock items which are similar will need to be taken together.
the sheer weight/size etc
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Ari was exhausted by the sheer weight of first impressions of the city.
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First, there was the sheer size of his positions.
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He forced though - even if going back: the sheer weight of his blows - Anton down on his hands and knees.
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He was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the girl.
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I grow bored with the sheer size of the glass and have to force myself to continue, he wrote.
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One of the difficulties is the sheer size of the family.
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The intensity of the introductions made me tremble, overtaken by the sheer weight of their status.
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Then there's the sheer size of the damn thing.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Shrimp are sized for canning into large, medium and small.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For watercolourists, it is critical to find a paper that is perfectly sized, so washes simply shimmer on the surface.
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He had sized me up, he later explained, and had decided to take me under his wing.