noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a huge amount/sum/quantity etc
▪ huge sums of money
prodigious amounts/quantities of sth
▪ Some galaxies seem to release prodigious amounts of energy.
quantity surveyor
vast amounts/numbers/quantities/sums etc (of sth)
▪ The government will have to borrow vast amounts of money.
▪ The refugees come across the border in vast numbers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
available
▪ At first boats were made of wood which was available in large quantities.
▪ Being so delicate, it is not available in large quantities commercially.
▪ The first applications therefore were with archive material, which was itself highly structured and which was available in quantity.
▪ It is the only energy available in the quantity we need that doesn't damage our atmosphere.
▪ Development kits are available in limited quantities.
considerable
▪ So many people had died during the siege either from wounds or illness that a considerable quantity of private stores had accumulated.
▪ Dolphins need to eat considerable quantities of food.
▪ Harry watched him fall back and noted that a considerable quantity of blood was coming away at the mouth.
▪ It has glands just beneath its tail which produce considerable quantities of a most evil-smelling liquid.
▪ It was also reported that considerable quantities of files and computer disks had been seized during the raids.
▪ No one seemed to be responsible for looking after it, and there was a considerable quantity of debris inside.
▪ Here they become wider and slower and often carry considerable quantities of sand and silt.
▪ A considerable quantity of data was collected and use was made of both a main frame and a desk top machine.
enormous
▪ We also had with us an immensely heavy steel strongbox which contained enormous quantities of devalued lire.
▪ The manufacture of aluminum as a commercial product requires enormous quantities of electric power.
▪ He dumped an enormous quantity on top of the cereal which covered Rostov's plate.
▪ Ten thousand birds and an equal number of chicks constitute an enormous quantity of meat.
▪ He could hold in his motions for two weeks and then would pass an enormous quantity under great strain and pain.
▪ I learned enormous quantities to say to myself in bed at night.
equal
▪ Choose equal quantities of three varieties of potatoes and boil them.
▪ In effect, this machine dissected time by the weighing of successive equal quantities of fluid.
▪ A mixture of equal quantities of raw linseed oil and substitute turps is often rubbed into pine prior to staining.
▪ Jack's current happiness was surely storing up an equal quantity of unhappiness for some one. ` Polly?
▪ The public pays for this stock by writing cheques and banks lose deposits and bankers' balances in equal quantity.
▪ Mash it or purée it in the blender with an equal quantity of fresh unsalted butter.
▪ When mixing the medium, take equal quantities of material.
▪ Pour the wine and an equal quantity of water into the pan.
great
▪ The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process.
▪ Suppose also that the machines have been carefully programmed and fed with great quantities of data of an appropriate kind.
▪ Guy de Chauliac had pointed out that his ointment was not without dangers if used in too great a quantity.
▪ Do not attend a bullfight unless you are prepared to see blood, often great quantities of it.
▪ The foods which we are advised to eat in greater quantities arc those supplying dietary fibre.
▪ After developing the infrastructure and getting the ball rolling, the mine churned out great quantities of lead and silver.
▪ Wading birds collect great quantities of small molluscs from sandbanks and mud flats when the tide retreats.
▪ Although not imported in any great quantity it is available at fairly reasonable prices.
huge
▪ We are constantly faced with such hidden confusions in huge quantities.
▪ Ice itself, a luxury in the field, was made in huge quantities by machine.
▪ These custom-built vessels have been designed to catch only tuna - in huge quantities.
▪ Damming rivers meant forming reservoirs, and in the heat and dryness of California, reservoirs would evaporate huge quantities of water.
▪ He got clients into his grip and pressed them to buy shares in huge quantities.
▪ What will help is a treaty removing huge quantities of chemical weapons that could otherwise be used against us.
▪ All we got was a small discount because we bought such a huge quantity.
▪ There were huge quantities of them, and I ended up filling three vases and a couple of Stuart's beer-mugs.
large
▪ This uses large quantities of water that is stored in old pits, where it forms bright blue likes.
▪ I noticed it only because part of the mixture involved a large quantity of my expensive beauty salon shampoo.
▪ As time passed, larger and larger quantities of sulphuric acid were exploded, prompting cheers from the crowd.
▪ You have to go out and buy large quantities of food.
▪ However, you should notice, from column 5, that retail banks hold comparatively large quantities of treasury and commercial bills.
▪ If swallowed, give large quantities of milk or water.
▪ Time allowed 00:21 Read in studio A large quantity of poison has been stolen.
▪ No food should be eaten in very large quantities, and it is best not to give any one food every day.
sheer
▪ The sheer quantity of calculation and printing required for this stretches the modest administrative processor to its limit for two days.
▪ But more stunning than the sheer quantity of bird life is the apparent organization of these hunters of small fish.
▪ I was astonished by the sheer quantity of stuff in the trunk.
▪ The sheer quantity of matter meant that people did not read all their newspaper.
▪ Although they are now inactive, these old regions of continental flood basalts are impressive because of the sheer quantity of lavas involved.
▪ But the sheer quantity of such texts and the variety of their intended readers and hearers means that some cross-referencing is possible.
▪ If the sheer quantity of information about 1992 is clouding your vision, look no further for the silver lining.
▪ I must take account of the quality of representations as well as the sheer quantity.
significant
▪ Major volcanic eruptions also project significant quantities of tephra into the earth's upper atmosphere, with global effects.
▪ Still, it was more than 400 years before the resource was located underground in any significant quantity.
▪ But were such ecosystems able to generate iron deposits on this scale without preserving significant quantities of organic matter in the sediments?
small
▪ We can deliver them direct to site in bulk, small quantities, or in house sets.
▪ Unfortunately they are seldom present in small quantities for long, as they soon cover the bottom from their rapid growth.
▪ Sometimes brick tracery was used, sometimes the small quantity of stone needed was found for important buildings.
▪ It will also take small quantities of fruit.
▪ The light type uses only small quantities of raw materials; e.g. for television, or for biscuits.
▪ But a small extra quantity of water could enhance the greenhouse effect to the point where present conditions would result.
▪ At the bottom, five sealed envelopes with smaller quantities of cocaine inside come to light.
▪ It makes mixing small quantities easy and quick, and leaves hardly any cleaning up to do.
substantial
▪ It was, after all, less than a year ago that he sold a substantial quantity of Amstrad shares.
▪ Cultivation: The ideal growing medium for this species would contain substantial quantities of organic detritus and mud or clay.
▪ It was rumoured that as the monarch's virility grew less reliable he developed a habit of taking substantial quantities of aphrodisiacs.
▪ Therefore one must provide a substantial quantity of this.
▪ Two hundred years ago, those people who drank substantial quantities of cider often suffered a strange disability dubbed the Devonshire colic.
▪ Zeolite-softened water may be quite alkaline because it contains substantial quantities of sodium carbonate and bicarbonate.
▪ There is simply no equivalent directed in such substantial quantities to men.
▪ They traded substantial quantities of sugar and steel and received large bribes to facilitate government contracts.
sufficient
▪ However the market will not provide a sufficient quantity of public goods.
▪ Money alone and in sufficient quantities can qualify virtually any measure for the ballot.
▪ The resources, whether material or human, are not there in anything like sufficient quantities, it is said.
▪ The proposal is reproduced in sufficient quantities and is received by the granting organization.
▪ During the Second World War the whole economic effort centred on supplying and employing sufficient quantities of labour and materials.
▪ There either are such people in sufficient quantities or there are not.
▪ Make sure lettuce is available all the time and in sufficient quantity.
▪ In which case, it is impossible to see how the plesiosaurs could obtain sufficient quantities of food to survive.
unknown
▪ Labour and the Conservatives have pitched high profile candidates into this unknown quantity.
▪ But on the national level they are novices, limited specialists or largely unknown quantities.
▪ Here the X s are the unknown quantities.
▪ But even after redeployment, war will be the status quo in the Holy Land, peace the unknown quantity.
▪ A conceivable problem for the Solo is its price - £39,850 is a lot to pay for an unknown quantity.
▪ As an enemy, he was still very much an unknown quantity to them.
▪ Barnes was an unknown quantity, without any clear prejudice on the nuclear issue.
▪ Swales said he had a lot of flair, but admitted he was an unknown quantity.
vast
▪ For example, how can such a vast quantity of knowledge be acquired?
▪ He runs a shit-lab in the Village and dispenses cocktails from hell in vast quantities.
▪ Camels can recover rapidly from dehydration by drinking sometimes vast quantities of water.
▪ Carbonates destroyed by the acid rain release vast quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
▪ Finch was totally infatuated with her and they both put away vast quantities of alcohol between them.
▪ Roads were clogged with juggernauts ferrying around vast quantities of consumer goods.
▪ They will also include vast quantities of physical as well as financial data about every aspect of the different markets.
▪ Scholars in flight from upheaval elsewhere congregated there. Vast quantities of manuscripts were transported there for safe-keeping and copying.
■ NOUN
equilibrium
▪ The equilibrium quantity remains the socially efficient quantity.
▪ The effect upon equilibrium quantity is again indeterminate, depending upon the relative size of the changes in supply and demand.
▪ At the equilibrium quantity Q the marginal consumer benefit is P l but the marginal social cost is P 2.
▪ This means that equilibrium quantity will increase by an amount greater than that which either change would have entailed in isolation.
▪ Hence the equilibrium quantity Q is socially inefficient.
▪ At $ 3, quantity supplied and quantity demanded are in balance; that is, equilibrium quantity is 7000 bushels.
surveyor
▪ The association's own quantity surveyor and marketing department made detailed investigations.
▪ He retained his private practice as a quantity surveyor from his office at No. 4, Parliament Street.
▪ Another big cod fell to Cardiff quantity surveyor Steve Williams on his first-ever fishing trip.
▪ The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has warned this will lead to redundancies among architects and quantity surveyors.
▪ The costing process for nominated suppliers also involves the client's quantity surveyor.
▪ He also works with the quantity surveyor to prepare budget costs.
theory
▪ But the prolonged depression of the inter-war period upset this relationship, causing the quantity theory to fall into disrepute.
▪ These ideas, embodied in the so-called quantity theory of money, dominated economic thinking until the 1930s.
▪ As an identity, the quantity theory is no more than a way of calculating the velocity of circulation.
▪ Enter the quantity theory of money in its simplest guise.
▪ According to the quantity theory, money is held only for the purpose of making payments for current transactions.
■ VERB
buy
▪ He got clients into his grip and pressed them to buy shares in huge quantities.
▪ You have to go out and buy large quantities of food.
▪ All we got was a small discount because we bought such a huge quantity.
▪ Many plumbing fittings are cheaper if bought in quantity: 10, 20 or 50 capillary elbows, for example.
▪ Therefore, there is no need to buy large quantities of expensive flowers to make a lovely picture.
▪ Maincrop potatoes can be bought in larger quantities provided you store them carefully.
▪ They can afford to buy in large quantities and pass the price benefits on to the customer.
consume
▪ Therefore they may actually lose weight even though apparently consuming large quantities of food.
▪ We sum vertically at a given quantity because everyone consumes the same quantity of a public good by definition.
▪ To consume the same quantity of' calories in the form of whole oranges you would have to eat about five of them.
▪ An in-kind transfer of good X enables her to consume a quantity 17 of good X at no cost.
▪ It is certainly not something you would consume in any great quantity.
contain
▪ A massive object containing a small quantity of C- field begins to collapse when the pressure is no longer adequate to prevent it.
▪ We also had with us an immensely heavy steel strongbox which contained enormous quantities of devalued lire.
▪ As both contain the same quantity of dispersant the difference represents the weight within the size interval concerned.
▪ Cultivation: The ideal growing medium for this species would contain substantial quantities of organic detritus and mud or clay.
▪ Our present theories contain a number of quantities, like the size of the electric charge on a particle.
▪ Zeolite-softened water may be quite alkaline because it contains substantial quantities of sodium carbonate and bicarbonate.
▪ Sands derived from beaches, estuaries or the sea bed may contain quantities of salt within their interstitial waters.
▪ This therefore contains three arbitrary quantities, giving n + 1 in all.
determine
▪ The aim of the numerical analysis in the modern method is to determine the quantity defined below.
▪ The type of market is determined by quantity and speed of feedback signals.
▪ The important role of consumer demand in determining the types and quantities of goods produced must be emphasized.
eat
▪ Dolphins need to eat considerable quantities of food.
▪ Whatever the reason, people who believe that eating quantities of fat-free cookies is a smart nutrition strategy are deluding themselves.
▪ The foods which we are advised to eat in greater quantities arc those supplying dietary fibre.
▪ Some go through weeks of eating great quantities of potato chips or ice-cream sandwiches before the forbidden foods lose their allure.
▪ Maria, a 5-year-old girl, ate large quantities of material.
▪ You also need to eat quite large quantities of these plant sources of iron in order to obtain enough.
▪ Keep a record of everything you eat, recording the quantities and times of eating as well.
▪ Progress is often slow and the child should not feel forced or confronted to eat large quantities.
find
▪ As a stores manager, Horne finds that the quantity of 1,1,1 used in labs is small.
▪ Police also found a quantity of jet fuel, sources said.
▪ Are you likely to find the most copious quantities of conditioning in the swimming pool?
increase
▪ A smoker in the house will increase the variety and quantity of air pollutants considerably.
▪ It has increased in quantity with recent snow and rain.
▪ Lastly it impoverishes our productivity in quality while increasing it in quantity.
▪ These costs increase with increases in quantity ordered.
▪ Here, price increases but quantity declines.
▪ Men can increase the quantities by 25 per cent or, if they are a manual worker, by 50 per cent.
▪ One is that relatively lengthy questionnaires can be used to increase the quantity or detail of information obtained.
measure
▪ A calorimeter is an insulated vessel used for measuring the quantity of energy released or absorbed during a chemical or physical change.
▪ Price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded of a good to a change in the price of that good.
▪ Social support may be measured in terms of quantity or quality of contacts.
produce
▪ Since marginal private and social benefits diverge, private markets will not produce the socially efficient quantity.
▪ Hence a competitive market will produce a socially efficient quantity of private goods.
▪ The natural decomposition process which occurs in landfills also produces large quantities of methane and thereby presents a significant explosion hazard.
▪ Detectives announced yesterday they had uncovered a drug-making factory in London's Highgate capable of producing a massive quantity of tablets.
▪ Vaccines take time to develop, test and produce in quantity.
▪ The ability to produce in greater quantities made this system wasteful and it has given way to a more scientific process.
provide
▪ However the market will not provide a sufficient quantity of public goods.
▪ Frequent breakup and erosion of cometary nuclei provides not only vast quantities of meteoric dust, but also occasional larger fragments.
▪ Decentralization permits each locality to provide itself with the quantity of the good it prefers.
▪ This similarity is provided by the average quantities.
▪ Therefore one must provide a substantial quantity of this.
▪ With this scenario in mind, Janssen Chimica will provide exactly the quantity required and at no extra charge for special packaging.
reduce
▪ The deceased were deposited on their left side and the grave goods were reduced in quantity and included very little painted ware.
▪ Sometimes books use recipes from restaurants that have not been tested in reduced quantities.
▪ But reduce the quantity of juice by a third.
▪ As the firm reduces price, the quantity demanded for the firm's product is likely to rise.
▪ Insulin in the bloodstream reduces the quantity of blood sugar.
▪ A plan to reduce the quantity of drink Ben had during the day and to offer drinks only after meals was implemented.
▪ For any given supply of ice cream, your consumption reduces the quantity available for others to consume.
▪ But a higher consumer price will reduce the quantity demanded.
require
▪ Fast-breeder reactors require large quantities of plutonium.
▪ The manufacture of aluminum as a commercial product requires enormous quantities of electric power.
▪ It would have required a quantity of material sufficient to make a small tent.
▪ Once again we note that the failure of each market to clear requires a quantity trading rule for each.
▪ Specific details relating to each consignment are required but values and quantities may be aggregated where all other details are identical.
▪ The first group require the exact quantities to be measured and recorded every second within predetermined limits of accuracy.
sell
▪ It was, after all, less than a year ago that he sold a substantial quantity of Amstrad shares.
▪ The sellers had agreed to sell a quantity of tinned pears which were to be packed in cases containing 30 tins each.
▪ Both sides of the narrow highway are lined with family outlets selling souvenirs in bulk quantities.
▪ Dealing managers and team leaders shout at, cajole and entice their dealers into selling large quantities of stock.
supply
▪ During the Second World War the whole economic effort centred on supplying and employing sufficient quantities of labour and materials.
▪ At $ 3, quantity supplied and quantity demanded are in balance; that is, equilibrium quantity is 7000 bushels.
▪ The charge to such consumers did, of course, reflect some of the higher cost of supplying small quantities of electricity.
▪ If you use solid fuel many approved coal merchants provide budget schemes and supply small quantities.
use
▪ Plantations of exotic non-native trees use up large quantities of water, which can have adverse affects on natural habitats.
▪ If you prefer fresh cake yeast, use three times the quantity given for instant yeast and proof it.
▪ They were particularly important for the Magnox reactors, which used larger quantities of fuel and had bulkier structures to dismantle.
▪ I would only ever use a tiny quantity for its perfume.
▪ These to date have been used in small quantities as chemical feedstock.
▪ It can be used with or without quantities, and either the architect or the contractor produces detailed drawings.
▪ If successful the new letter will be used in larger quantities next year.
▪ Thirdly, I am using greater quantities of paint, not simply because of the larger scale of the paintings.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be an unknown quantity
▪ Barnes was an unknown quantity, without any clear prejudice on the nuclear issue.
▪ Swales said he had a lot of flair, but admitted he was an unknown quantity.
▪ These arrangements are an unknown quantity and the administration may not turn out to be up to scratch.
▪ Whatever it was they were after, it was an unknown quantity, unknown, that is, except for a lethal ferocity.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ A quantity of cocaine was found in Larsson's apartment.
▪ An enormous quantity of chemical waste has been dumped in the river.
▪ Expensive spices, like saffron, are only produced in small quantities.
▪ Make sure that you add the correct quantity of water.
▪ Police are investigating a burglary in which a small quantity of jewellery was stolen.
▪ The price varies depending on the quantity purchased.
▪ Thieves escaped with a large quantity of cigarettes after breaking into a shop in Cramlington, Northumberland.
▪ Use equal quantities of flour and butter.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ After developing the infrastructure and getting the ball rolling, the mine churned out great quantities of lead and silver.
▪ Conflicts are resolved by choosing a rule instance which refers to the most recently created quantity.
▪ Reducing the amount of fruiting buds lowers the quantity, but raises the quality of the grapes produced.
▪ The food, although mainly low in nutritive value, unappetizing and depressingly monotonous, was at least adequate in quantity.
▪ They had delivered the correct total quantity of tins but half of them were packed in cases of 24 tins each.