adult smoker
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadultandsmoker
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adult
adjective
uk/ˈæd.ʌlt/us/ˈæd.ʌlt/
grown to full size ...
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smoker
noun[C]
uk/ˈsməʊ.kər/us/ˈsmoʊ.kɚ/
someone who smokes ...
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(Definition ofadultandsmokerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is estimated that eachadultsmokerconsumes 838 cigarettes, equating to about 42 cigarette packs, per year.
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Along the way are other displays showing a human intestine stretched out, the polluted lung of anadultsmoker, and all of the arteries and veins without the body itself.
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Even more surprisingly, a third of all adult smokers began to smoke before the age of nine.
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That may be true for adult smokers but it is not true for non-smokers who are often young people.
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They have free choice and smoking is their decision, provided that they are genuinely adult smokers.
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Looking at the graph of the number of adult smokers, one can see that the downward curve, seen since 1972, was reversed in 1996.
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In each case, a greater proportion of child smokers than adult smokers preferred the most heavily advertised brands.
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Tobacco advertising is not intended to encourage youngsters to smoke; it is intended to persuade adult smokers to use one brand rather than another.
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The problem of adult smokers has already been mentioned.
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Five out of six people who become regular, adult smokers have begun smoking by the age of 15.
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Even the most heavy adult smokers, though unwilling to give up themselves, recognise the hazard that smoking presents for their children.
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By the age of 15, eight out of 10 people who become regular adult smokers have begun smoking.
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The unaddressed and anonymous promotional offers that come through the post will in future be confined to named adult smokers.
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Most confirmed adult smokers started well before the age of 20.
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Eight out of 10 regular adult smokers have begun smoking by the age of 15.
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Adult smokers who are properly informed of the dangers of smoking have a right to smoke, provided that they do not cause harm to other people.
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If some children start smoking at five, and if about one-third of all adult smokers began smoking at nine, the need for education is more obvious.
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