Examples of cram - Cambridge Dictionary

Examples of cram · In later years, two and even three resident doctors were crammed into rooms originally intended for just one person. · Too many ... Examplesofcram Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Inlateryears,twoandeventhreeresidentdoctorswerecrammedintoroomsoriginallyintendedforjustoneperson. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Toomanypeoplearecrammedintoeachvehicleresultinginover-extendedsuspensionandbrakingsystemsandspeeding. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theearlymodernmindwasacrowdedplace,crammedwithseparatebutnotalwayswhollydistinctfacultiesthattogetherorchestratedthelifeofmindandheart. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Acontemporaryestimateplacesthenumberofbarscateringtoforeignsailorsataboutthirty-six,mostofthemcrammedalongthecreekthatranthroughthenarrowforeignsettlement. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Therehadbeenadeliberatecontrastwiththeoftenchaoticnatureofthecitychurchyard,wherebodieswerecrammedratherthaninterred,andwhichlackedrespectforfamilialaffection. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Crammingthemallintothesamepackagewouldresultinpoorlegislationandbreachtheprincipleofsubsidiarity. FromEuroparlParallelCorpus-English Iwasbroughtupinthepost-warcrammingphase. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Ifeelsurethatwithsuitablecramminghewouldqualify. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Wedonotwantmoreandmoretowncramming—theremustbeabalancethroughoutthecountry. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Nevertheless,westillhavetroublecramminginallthebusinessthatcomesbeforeus. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Crammingyetanotherontoanoverstretchedheadwithoutproperpreparationcourtsdisaster. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Youseepeoplecrammedincarsgoingtotheseasideinorderthatthechildrencanhavethechanceofadayonthesands. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Thereisrealenthusiasmonthepartofnewmagistratesinseekinginstruction,buttheydonotwanttobecrammedwithit. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Therecoveryandpre-medroomsareovercrowded,andthecrammingofbedsmakescaredifficult. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Maybesomeofthestudents,havingbeencrammedatschool,aretryingtokeepupatuniversity. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Veryrecentlyyousawallthedrapers'shopscrammedwithbeautifulgoods. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Idonotknowthatsomanycarparksareaspermanentlycrammedasheseemstothink. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Inthatcamp,whichwasbuiltfor1,000persons,somethinglike4,000menwerecrammed,andagainconditionswereextremelyunpleasant. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Ourmuseumsandartgalleriesarealreadycrammedwithpricelessmasterpieces. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Weknowfromrecentreports,too,thattheresultcouldbethatyoungsterswillbecrammedintoinadequateaccommodation. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Educationshouldconsistchieflyofplayactivitiesandphysicaleducation,andnotincramminguptotheageofaboutseven. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Mentionhasbeenmadeoftheinterestingresultsofthat£1ticketforoldagepensioners,andthetrainsbeingcrammedwithpeople. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Themaximumamountofbothworkandhospitalitywascrammedintotheminimumoftime. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Neverhassomuchsuppressionofthetruthandsuggestionofthefalsebeencrammedintoafewshortsentences. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Anattempthasbeenmadetosolvethesituationbycrammingmoreandmorestudentsintotwouniversitiesinparticular. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Atremendousamountofanimallifeiscrammedintoallofthem. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Crowdedstreetscrammedwithparkedcarsareadangertoallpedestrians. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Moreflatsarebeingcrammedintosuchareas. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Thevisualartsarecrammedinwithdesigntechnology,whichisaninsulttotheworthyelementsofacurriculum. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Themoreguidelinesthatarecrammedintoemploymentpolicy,thegreatertheriskoftheirbeingviewedasimmaterial. FromEuroparlParallelCorpus-English Thepressiscrammedfullofdetailsaboutthisall-pervasiveelectronicmonitoringnetwork. FromEuroparlParallelCorpus-English Ourapproachwillencouragehigh-qualityurbandesignanddevelopmentsthatenhancetheurbanenvironment—not"towncramming",whichwouldbeaninappropriateresponse. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Wearetalkingaboutpeoplebeingcrammedinandtheirlivesbeingendangered,withthepromotersmakingafortuneintheprocess. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Thelifeofourgreatcommunityiscrammedfullofanomalies. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Onecangointothehutscrammedwithvictims'clothes—oneofthehutshaschildren'sclothespiledfromthegroundtotheroof. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Whatwouldbetheresultifatrainwithsixoftheselongcarriages,crammedwithpeople,weretomeetwithanaccident? FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Aboymayhavegreatacademicsuccessbutthatmaybelargelyduetocramming. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Wecrammedthegranaries,andwetookpossessionofthesilosoftheprivatemillers. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Peoplearecrammedintohouses,andothersarehomeless. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theadvantagesofcrammingpeopleintodouble-deckercoachesweredissipatedbytheamountoftimethatthosetrainshadtostandatstationplatforms. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Manyinhabitantsofthoseformerhotelsliveinextremelydraughty,coldanduncomfortableconditions—oftencrammedinlikesardinesbyunscrupulouslandlords. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Aretheexpandednumberstobecateredforsimplybycrammingmorestudentsintoexistingbuildingsandontoexistingcourses? FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theyarenotcrammedintooneshortperiod. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Heiscrammedup,andafterwardsheforgetsallaboutit. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Moststockmenobjecttocrammingasmuchstockaspossibleintothesmallestpossiblearea. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Oneneedlookonlyatamodernfactorywhichiscrammedtotheeyeballswithequipmenttoseewhattheeffectmightbe. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Peoplewerecrammedintotheroom15deep. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theseatsareverynarrowandhardandoneiscrammedbehindsmalltables. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Onecanearn£1,000amorningcrammingbicyclesat£100apieceintothebackofavan. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Thereisnolimittothenumberofmentobecrammedintoasmallspace. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Notallthosefishwerenecessarilytakeninthemouth,becausetheplacewassocrammedwithfishthatonecouldnotgetup-river. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Remandprisonershaveasmanyvisitorsascanbecrammedintoaquarterofanhoureveryday,morningandafternoon. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Wehave5,000prisonerscrammedthreetoacelldesignedforone. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theyareallinvariablyabsolutelycrammedfullfromearlymorninguntil5or6o'clockatnightwithcommuters'cars. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Insidethathousewerecrammed200peopleatanyonetime,althoughtherewasagooddealofcomingandgoing. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Youngpeopleshouldrecognisethatahappyhomemusthaveroomforchildrentogrowupandenjoylifewithoutbeingcrammedintooneroom. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Nevertheless,itis,inverycompactform,crammedfullwithgoodadvice. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theytellustolookintheshopsandseehowcrammedtheyarewithfood—plentyforeverybodyandplentyofeverything. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Afterall,weallknowthedisastroussocialconsequencesofcrammingtoomanypeopleintolargeconurbations. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Ifthetimetableistobeheldto,agreatdealofactivitymustbecrammedintoaveryshortspaceoftime. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theyhavecrammedinalonglistofamendmentsatthisstage. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Womenandchildrenarecrammedintoonebus—theyarealmostprisedin—sothatanotherbusneednotbeused. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Iwascomingontothesuggestionthatreceptionclasseswould"unlevel"theplayingfieldbycramminginpupils. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 About11,000prisonersarecrammedtwoandthreeatatimeintocellsbuiltforone. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Toomanychildrencrammedwithinrestrictedclassroomareasforalltheirclass-basedactivitiesconstituteahazard,asdoundersizedplaygrounds. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Therewereaccusationsaboutcrammingandstudentsnotgettingalearningexperience. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Therewillbenewtrainrollingstockwithextracarriagessothatpeoplearenotcrammedtogetheratpeaktimes. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Didthosecontingencyarrangementsincludecramming300peopleintoonesmallgateroom? FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Doeshenotrealisehowdivisivethisis,andthatforseven-year-oldsparticularlyitwillleadtocrammingandcompetitioninschools,quiteunnecessarily? FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Courtsgooncrammingtheprisonswithinmatesandthosewhohavetocarrytheburdenofthoseovercrowdedprisonsaretheprisonofficers. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theyhadachievedentrybybeingcrammedforexamsbyskilfulschools. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theremedyforthatkindofthingistosetakindofexaminationwherecrammingdoesnotpay. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Mymailbagiscrammedwithlettersnotonlyfrompatientsandtheirfamiliescomplainingabouthospitalwaitinglists,butfromlocalindustrialists. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Theydemeaneducationandreduceittoacrammingexerciseandtotherecallcapacityofpupils. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Intheclassrooms,theywerebeingcrammedtopasstheexamination. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Nobodybelievesthatcrammingisotherwisethanharmful. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Ifexaminationsaretoberetained,crammingisunavoidable. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Thefactoriesarebusy,theroadsarecrammedwithgoodstransport,theportsarecloggedwithcargo. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Bothofthemgavehorrifyingdescriptionsofthecoastalcitiescrammedwithrefugees. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Weshouldseebetterplanningandlesscramming. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Peoplewerecrammedintoeveryhouseandhutthatwepassed. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Fartoomuchhasbeencrammedintoit. FromtheHansardarchive ExamplefromtheHansardarchive.ContainsParliamentaryinformationlicensedundertheOpenParliamentLicencev3.0 Notamonthgoesbywithoutthejournalsbeingcrammedfulloffullerenes. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Hewouldnotbemadetoread,infact,ortoperformanyformaleducationalexercises;norwouldhebecrammedwithuselesstheorizing. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Manyofhisutterancesarecrammedwithilluminationandentertainment. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thelargestpossiblenumberofprisonerswascrammedintoeachcar. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Therearefewquibbles:thetypesetiscrammed,butthebookwouldbetooheavyotherwise. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Allthesechaptersarecrammedwithinformation,evenifinevitablysomewouldbalancethedetailsratherdifferently. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Hisbookiscrammedwithevidenceandargumentsthat,evenasprosperityhasgrown,sothearmyofthehungryhasremained. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Peopleandcarsmilledaboutus,whileposters,caravans,tents,andstallswerecrammedineverywhere. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thesecondeditioncramsalltheinformationononepage,whichmakesforasomewhatbusypagewithfairlysmalldiagrams. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Eachchapteriscrammedwithtreatmentsuggestionsandtechniquesilluminatedbyfrequentcaseexamples. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Cellsderivedfromchickentumorsappearedtobecrammedwithsmall,electron-denseparticlesthathadnocounterpartwhatsoeverinnormalhealthycells. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Atjustover300pages,thebookcramsamassiveamountofdetailintoverylittlespace. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Occasionallythestruggleistooovertcrammedimagesandconsciously'poetic'phrasesappearwheremoreeaseshouldbe. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Allhiswritingsarecrammedwithinspiringexamplesandinterpretationsfromthepast. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theexhibitors'stands,crammedundertheshadowofanoverhanginggallery,seemedasblasphemousasbettingshopsinatabernacle. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. 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