quantity - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • labor: The first was the quantity of labor required to man them, the second was their inability to adequately respond to market changes.
  • alcohol: Cigarettes, tobacco and a small quantity of alcohol were stolen.
  • substance: What if I want to give up the consent or reduce the quantity of hazardous substances for which I have consent?

Converse of object

  • consume: Windows itself consumes a surprisingly large quantity of RAM.
  • steal: Once inside they forced a cabinet and stole a large quantity of cigarettes, placing them in green expandable nylon bags.
  • produce: The wood is in place to produce a quantity of planters.

Adjective modifier

  • large: You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air.
  • unknown: We are an unknown quantity, ' Mr Scott admits.
  • sufficient: This can be done by pouring a sufficient quantity on the glass to run in a body freely.
  • huge: There is a huge quantity of material for this page.

Modifies a noun

  • surveyor: Originally she joined the Civil Service where she met her husband, a quantity surveyor.
  • surveying: Matrix Consult is an enthusiastic, innovative and progressive quantity surveying practice based in Central London.

Noun used with modifier

  • vector: Gravity, like other forces is a vector quantity.

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