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Jobb Posted 21 years ago
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00 The Ethiopian government has issued an urgent appeal for food aid for 3 million people. The appeal coincided with the warning from the United Nations that more than 130,000 children are already severely malnourished and their lives are at risk. In January the Ethiopian government announced that country had achieved 01 b 00 a bump harvest 02 b 00 and would need less food aid than previous years. 0-
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00 The Ethiopian government has issued an urgent appeal for food aid for 3 million people. The appeal coincided with the warning from the United Nations that more than 130,000 children are already severely malnourished and their lives are at risk. In January the Ethiopian government announced that country had achieved 01 b 00 a bump harvest 02 b 00 and would need less food aid than previous years. 0-
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*71*0 01 p 00 Hello Jobb 02 br 02 br 00 A bump is like this. 02 br 00 In your sentence, 'bump' is used as an adjective: a bump harvest = an abnormally high harvest. 02 br 02 br 00 paco 02 p 00 0-
- *71*0 01 p 00 Hello Jobb 02 br 02 br 00 A bump is like this.
- 02 br 00 In your sentence, 'bump' is used as an adjective: a bump harvest = an abnormally high harvest.
- 02 br 02 br 00 paco 02 p 00 0-
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00 Hello Jobb 02 br
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00 A bump is like this. 02 br
00 In your sentence, 'bump' is used as an adjective: a bump harvest = an abnormally high harvest. 02 br
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0 Hi guys, 02 br
00 The adjective is actually 'bumper', and it's relatively rarely used, I'd say most often in the phrase 'a bumper harvest (or crop)'. 02 br
00 Best wishes, 02 br
00 Clive 0-
00 The adjective is actually 'bumper', and it's relatively rarely used, I'd say most often in the phrase 'a bumper harvest (or crop)'. 02 br
00 Best wishes, 02 br
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0 I would have estimated the frequency of use differently. "bumper crop" is a fairly common expression where I come from! "bump harvest" makes no sense to me, however! 02 br
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0 I'm with you, Jim. I'm looking forward to a bumper crop of beans this year! 0-
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0 Yes, but why is it called a bumper crop?? 02 br
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00 "Bumper crop of beet greens, beet greens, beet greens, 02 br
00 bumper crop of beet greens 02 br
00 all for MrP." 0-
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00 "Bumper crop of beet greens, beet greens, beet greens, 02 br
00 bumper crop of beet greens 02 br
00 all for MrP." 0-
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0 01 b 00 bumper 02 b 02 br
00 2. slang. anything unusually large or abundant. (cf. whopper, whacker, thumper, etc.) esp. freq. in attrib. use = exceptionally abundant or good (see also quot. 1864). 02 br
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00 1759 Gentl. Mag. ***. 271/2 01 00 In some of the midland counties, anything large is called a 01 u 00 bumper 02 u
00 2. slang. anything unusually large or abundant. (cf. whopper, whacker, thumper, etc.) esp. freq. in attrib. use = exceptionally abundant or good (see also quot. 1864). 02 br
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0 A "bumper" is also the description of a very full glass. 02 br
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00 "abbie had a bumper of wine"[D] 0-
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00 "abbie had a bumper of wine"[D] 0-
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