The metering member comprises three contiguous plate sections with the first being {HEAD ~ a curved plate section} that is at {TAIL ~ its closest point} to the belt less than about 120 percent of the thickness of the predetermined final thickness of the composite sheet 
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The metering member comprises three contiguous plate sections with the first being { HEAD ~ a curved plate section } that is at { TAIL ~ its closest point } to the belt less than about 120 percent of the thickness of the predetermined final thickness of the composite sheet
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