whole batch

collocation in English

meaningsofwholeandbatch

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whole
adjective
uk
/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
complete or ...
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batch
noun[C]
uk
/bætʃ/us
/bætʃ/
a group of things or people dealt with at the same time or considered similar ...
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(Definition ofwholeandbatchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwhole batch

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Should thewholebatchnot be deemed to fail to comply?
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There is awholebatchof figures in the pamphlet.
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Awholebatchof new drugs has been put on the market over the last ten years.
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In many ways it is regrettable that it was not possible to bring forward thewholebatchof industrial legislation at once.
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It is a sure recipe for adding to costs and inefficiency in awholebatchof industries.
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We are not dealing with the odd tin but, possibly, with awholebatchof food.
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Therefore, awholebatchof customers will be lost.
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We lost thatwholebatchof telephone booths.
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If we get it too high, we may rule out awholebatchofprima faciemonopolies or combinations of one sort or another.
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In case after case to-day we are finding, when sentencing a prisoner, that he is asking for awholebatch of other offences to be taken into consideration.
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A lot will depend on the use made of the type approval provisions which will enable the cost of testing one vehicle to be spread over thewholebatch.
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I have here awholebatchof terrible cases from various parts of the country concerning men and women who are complaining that they cannot get out together.
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But it is not all that easy suddenly to remove awholebatchof prisoners from one establishment and place them into another one which is already full.
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There has been talk of children selling ballot papers in return for a packet of cigarettes, and of people selling awholebatchof ballot papers for a fiver.
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This results in a more consistent flavour; and very little chance of awholebatchbeing ruined.
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Thewholebatchis then lightly wrapped in newspapers to slow down the dehydration process.
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Moreover, a few fruits with severe watercore could spoil awholebatchof apples.
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Finally, the additives are mixed in and thewholebatchof concrete is moved to the holding tank to be pumped out into the required area via long hoses.
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But my evidence is that whole batches are being delayed.
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