noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a carbon/nitrogen/sulphur etc compound
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Use a copper compound to protect the trees from pests.
sulphur dioxide
sulphur dioxide/carbon dioxide/greenhouse gas etc emissions
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The treaty calls for a 30% reduction in sulphur dioxide emissions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
high
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Investigators suspect that many of the cargoes of coal had a high sulphur content.
low
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This happened to a man with eczema and asthma who was treated with a low potency of sulphur which improved both symptoms.
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Moreover, it would soon become redundant when the low sulphur standard becomes mandatory for all diesel.
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Mr Brown had promised a 2p cut from this month in the price of ultra-\#low sulphur petrol.
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content
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It is hoped this will cut the sulphur content of coal emissions by between 50 and 70 percent.
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Investigators suspect that many of the cargoes of coal had a high sulphur content .
dioxide
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This staining on marble is the result of dry deposition from sulphur dioxide gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
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The rain is rich in benzene and hydrocarbons, which can be carcinogenic, together with sulphur dioxide and other pollutants.
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It would also reduce sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions, which cause acid rain, by 42,000 tonnes.
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The basic unit of trade will be the right to emit one ton of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere each year.
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Removing these areas of high sensitivity will make targets for reduction of sulphur dioxide emissions easier to reach.
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Findings include: Some 600 million people live in urban areas where the average level of sulphur dioxide pollution endangers their lives.
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Global anthropogenic sulphur dioxide emission reached 75-100 million tonnes a year in 1980.
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Much progress has been made countrywide to reduce sulphur dioxide levels, which have fallen by nearly half since 1970.
emission
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FoE says that the stations are sited in areas where World Health Organization guidelines on sulphur emissions were breached last year.
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The report recommends a threefold cut in sulphur emissions .
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Pressure is however increasing for measures to cut sulphur emission .
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The subsidies are planned to cut sulphur emissions from lorries by a quarter.
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Chester was still trying to persuade the Committee that there was no urgency about reducing sulphur emissions .
pollution
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The target reductions required to bring sulphur pollution below the critical loads will vary according to present pollution.
■ VERB
cut
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It is hoped this will cut the sulphur content of coal emissions by between 50 and 70 percent.
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Pressure is however increasing for measures to cut sulphur emission.
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The subsidies are planned to cut sulphur emissions from lorries by a quarter.
produce
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Other systems do not need large amounts of limestone and produce usable pure sulphur or acid rather than waste.
reduce
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The maps will be used to show that current plans to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions from power stations will meet international commitments.
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It would also reduce sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions, which cause acid rain, by 42,000 tonnes.
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Much progress has been made countrywide to reduce sulphur dioxide levels, which have fallen by nearly half since 1970.
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This includes measures to introduce lead-free petrol, and reduce sulphur levels in both petrol and diesel.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide account for only half of the total global emission, they tend to be very concentrated.
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But a combination of natural and man-made sulphur results in overload for sensitive ecosystems.
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Cells of the bacteria were heavily mineralised with uranium, calcium, vanadium, bismuth, selenium and sulphur .
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Findings include: Some 600 million people live in urban areas where the average level of sulphur dioxide pollution endangers their lives.
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There was somehow a smell of sulphur in the air now and Rohmer's eyes seemed to be glittering in triumph.
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This dissolves hair by breaking the sulphur bonds of the keratin, the protein from which hair is made.
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This happened to a man with eczema and asthma who was treated with a low potency of sulphur which improved both symptoms.
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To avoid further damage to sensitive ecosystems, sulphur and nitrogen oxide emissions must be cut by 90 percent.