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Example Sentences
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To create the effect, the team carefully adjusted the composition of the metal oxide by adding very small amounts of hydrogen and ammonium.
From Science Daily
His measurements showed that motion alone could generate large amounts of heat.
From Science Daily
Ultra thin parts are stacked like floors in a tall building, and vertical wiring works like many fast elevators that move huge amounts of data quickly.
From Science Daily
Days later, the Treasury eased sanctions on three Belarusian potash companies, which amount to some 4% of the country’s gross domestic product.
It raised the amount he had to pay his siblings to get them out - a presumably unwelcome side effect.
From BBC
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