Ion etching is a sputtering process that can remove very fine quantities of material.

At present, the beach sand is artificially replenished given that storms regularly remove large quantities of material.

The event was a success, as over 1000 volunteers from all over Britain arrived and removed large quantities of rubbish from the canals.

Plants can remove small quantities of these from the air, but they cannot stop the outgassing itself; so control at the source should not be ignored.

The rising water table is partly a result of the loss of heavy industry which used to remove large quantities of water.

The environmental agency took over the closed plant in June and has been trying to remove large quantities of dangerous chemicals from it.

In the 20th century, the victorious alliance states removed large quantities of property, including cultural objects.

Germany, during the war, had removed large quantities of property from the countries that it had occupied.

Stone pitching tools are used to remove large quantities of stone.

Both can be used for rapidly removing large quantities of material from thick aluminum alloy, copper or brass.