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March 19, 2009

concentrate

Concentration

concentration (noun) - a large amount of something in one place 

concentrate
(verb) - put a large amount of something in one place 

the concentration of power in one person

a low concentration of X
a high concentration of Y
a heavy concentration
a great concentration

the concentration has risen
a rise in the concentration of X

the concentration has fallen

decreased concentration of Y
increased concentration of X

geographical concentration
communities with a high concentration of poor people
In and around communities with a high concentration of very poor families
 communities with a high concentration of poverty

dispersed concentration

a concentration of secondhand smoke in the room
the concentration of oxygen in the air remains a steady
a low concentration of a contaminant

extreme
extreme concentration in the heart of the inner city
the concentration is in the outer suburbs

at the optimum concentration
a significant concentration

the concentration of state resources on defense rather than on development

The land law in this sense was designed to prevent land concentration or a largescale landgrab

the greatest concentration
most stores were concentrated in the urban Northeast, with the greatest concentration in and around New York City

concentration in university studies
He earned a degree in May from New York University with a concentration in international studies in journalism

But the numbers of Latino immigrants and their geographic concentration today leave real doubts about the prospects for acculturation

we are rated as having the fourth-highest concentration of clean-energy employment in the nation

high concentration of X in this area
The area has traditionally had a high concentration of undecided voters

the concentration of X in region Y
The sheer concentration of oil resources in this region  is unlike just about anything else in the world

a high concentration of resources
technology concentration and dynamism

an unusually high concentration
The region has an unusually high concentration of Buddhist centers

has the largest concentration of branch offices
the concentration of women in some occupations and men in others
the concentration of hundreds of millions of people in mushrooming cities in both deltas and floodplains

an extreme concentration of talent at one place and one time

John F. Kennedy famously remarked that it was the most extreme concentration of talent and knowledge ever to dine at the White House

The lowest concentration of tennis players is at the advanced skill level

residential concentration
Hispanic migrants to the United States are following the same trajectory of residential concentration as other low-skilled groups

the community contained a concentration of Mexican residents and businesses







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