I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a firm supplies sth
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The firm supplies office furniture to local businesses.
a food supply
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The government must ensure an adequate food supply.
a gas supply (= a system for supplying gas to someone's house )
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The engineers had quite a challenge to install the new gas supply.
a steady supply
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They need a steady supply of educated workers.
contaminated food/blood/water supplies etc
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The infection was traced to contaminated food.
energy supplies
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We must secure the country’s future energy supplies.
exhausting...supply
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We are in danger of exhausting the world’s oil supply .
inexhaustible supply
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She has an inexhaustible supply of funny stories.
law of supply and demand
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the law of supply and demand
money supply
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his policy of controlling the money supply and cutting public spending
provide/supply details
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Hotels that join the scheme provide details of their accommodation and facilities.
provide/supply electricity (= produce electricity and make it available to people )
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The dam will provide water and electricity for 30 million people.
provide/supply equipment
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a contract to supply drilling equipment to the mine
provide/supply instructions (= give someone instructions )
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Detailed instructions are supplied with the software.
ready supply
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a ready supply of drink
relief supplies/aid
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US troops had helped distribute relief supplies to Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq.
supply and demand
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the law of supply and demand
supply goods
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On 3 September he supplied goods to the hotel valued at £350.00.
supply line
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the threat to supply lines
supply lines (= the direction used for carrying supplies of food etc )
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They knew they needed to block their enemy’s supply lines .
supply outstrips/exceeds demand (= more is available than people need or want )
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In the 1980s, the supply of grain far exceeded the demand.
supply teacher
supply/provide energy
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The wind farm will provide enough energy for 100,000 homes.
the blood supply (= the blood that flows to a part of the body )
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the blood supply to the brain
the electricity supply (= electricity provided to homes and businesses )
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The storms have disrupted the electricity supply to some areas.
the labour supply (= all the people available to work )
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What was the effect of the war on the labour supply?
the water supply (= water and the lakes, reservoirs etc where it is stored )
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A dam was built to improve the water supply.
was in short supply (= not enough of it was available )
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Gasoline was in short supply after the war.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
abundant
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Within a week, one and a half million men, with abundant supplies , were in position for a massed attack.
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This was due to an abundant supply and thus relatively low costs for pork.
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One thing becomes clear about large animal size: such creatures must have an abundant supply of food.
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In contrast with serum, the ratios of 5-ASA to Ac-5-ASA are higher than 1, reflecting the abundant supply of 5-ASA.
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Nevertheless, sustained horticulture needs an abundant supply of organic waste to maintain soil structure and fertility.
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Although growth hormone is in abundant supply , other factors are limiting growth.
adequate
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But, as disappointed abolitionists in the country reported, adequate supply remained crucial.
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It also is working to ensure an adequate supply of modems too, from Motorola and others.
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Basically, if you follow the suggestions we have made earlier, you will obtain adequate supplies of vitamins and minerals.
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Each family was perennially engaged in securing an adequate food supply for its members.
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Encouragement and real results are the essential ingredients required to nurture adequate supplies of willpower and to keep it growing.
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While saying this I do not want to exaggerate the lack of adequate supplies of goodwill.
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Others represented yet more heroes and champions, of which the disc had a more than adequate supply .
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The restrictions in outdoor water use were approved last week to help maintain adequate supplies during the shutdown.
essential
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The team want to load this vehicle with medical, food and other essential supplies .
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Apart from taking on essential supplies , the trip is non-stop.
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Many local industrialists rely on credit from international loan agencies, others import essential supplies and the majority import essential equipment.
excess
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Similarly, if the price level should fall, the real wage would rise, creating an excess supply of labour.
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Traders said intensifying worries about falling prices and excess supply have sent investors scurrying from the semiconductor sector.
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It must be stressed that this equilibrium involves no excess demand or supply of any investment asset.
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The result in this case is a 10, 000-bushel surplus or excess supply of corn in the market.
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Initially we assume that there is excess supply in both markets.
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However, a surplus or excess supply still exists and competition among sellers will once again bid down the price of corn.
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On the other hand, if the initial state is one of excess supply money-wages will fall at a rate.
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Inflation was caused by excess money supply and too low interest rates in 1987-8.
medical
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They have been able to keep up stocks of medical supplies , largely due to gifts of money.
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He said other money from his group was used to buy medical supplies and to pay for the logistics of the trip.
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Cartons of medical supplies were stacked on the dirt floor.
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In that time they carried two and a half thousand tonnes of food and medical supplies saving countless lives.
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The claims were for non-existent medical supplies .
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Sure enough, doctors ditched the other parties thrown by rival medical supply companies.
plentiful
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The liquid is burnt in a plentiful supply of air and the temperature rise in the surrounding water bath is measured.
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Buy fresh foods when they are in plentiful supply , that is, in season. 12.
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A plentiful supply of anything is a recipe for disaster.
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A plentiful supply of food is particularly important for hedgehogs after hibernation and prior to breeding.
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As soon as the eggs hatch you will need to provide a plentiful supply of the plant that the caterpillar feeds on.
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For years we have taken its plentiful , unadulterated supply for granted.
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That night they simply marched on to the airfield and set their bombs on a plentiful supply of aircraft.
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There was a plentiful supply of cheap labour that could be easily employed in tiny sweatshops.
ready
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So they always have a ready supply of air in their lungs with which to generate clicks and sing songs.
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This ensures a ready supply for a few weeks without having to repeat the process.
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He has a ready supply , and despite the heavy atmosphere and flat light it carries us out to Langdale.
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Dozens of national ticket brokers have a ready supply to pass on, albeit for a profit.
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It means I've always got a ready supply of paint stirring or glue sticks.
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A ready supply of meat that makes weekly shopping for meats unnecessary. 2.
short
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Here items in short supply are sold at inflated prices - but still generally lower than on the black market.
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Certainly fresh, new ideas were in short supply during the sessions I attended.
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We could only use candles it night if we were working, because they were in very short supply .
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The automaker was particularly vulnerable because it keeps only a short supply of extra parts to save costs.
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Here, where clean drinking water is in short supply , expensive drugs are beyond ordinary people's reach.
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For the consumer, the shrunken harvest means shorter supplies and higher prices at the supermarket.
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And that's really the story for this afternoon, with sunshine in short supply .
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With basic needs in increasingly short supply , the social fabric of Cairo is showing signs of fraying.
vital
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One man could not be found, several others were slightly injured, but worst of all vital supplies were missing.
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Container ships with vital supplies are stranded on the high seas.
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Surrounded by crossfire the Hercules, carrying vital supplies of food and medicines, descends steeply to avoid the crossfire.
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Sacha Bull was born with a heart defect which meant vital blood supplies were being channelled to other parts of the body.
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Some vital supplies were lost when natives attacked pack-horse trains.
■ NOUN
blood
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In Raynaud's disease, the blood supply to the fingers is faulty, leading to attacks of numbness and discomfort.
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Teeth usually become less sensitive as their nerve and blood supply decreases.
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Dead surface epithelial cells are normally rapidly replaced and the health of the tissue is maintained by a good blood supply .
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There are at least a dozen other restrictions aimed at preserving blood supply safety.
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Large doses can result in blockages in blood supply to vital organs and breathing problems.
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The blood supply in major Western countries is now safer than it has ever been.
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Its superb massaging fingers will tone up problem areas such as hips and thighs and also help to stimulate your blood supply .
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A day later, the tissue was inserted between stomach muscles, just above the bellybutton, where blood supply is plentiful.
contract
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A procurement-policy board, for example, has at last begun to scrutinise all supply contracts for incompetent spending, or worse.
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The most important of these relate to the quality and fitness of goods under supply contracts .
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In product markets characterised by complex production processes long-term supply contracts or sub-contracts are commonly used to try and lower these costs.
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Dealers may also wish to consider including appropriate and reasonable exemption clauses in their supply contracts with respect to advice-giving computer systems.
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There shall be a strong emphasis on sale in this work because it provides the model for other supply contracts .
curve
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In the extreme case where the aggregate supply curve is vertical, the increased money supply will simply lead to higher prices.
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Why does the supply curve slope upward?
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If, however, the authorities were to control interest rates, the supply curve might become downward sloping.
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What happens to the supply curve when each of these determinants changes?
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Banks will merely supply whatever is demanded: in this case the supply curve is the same as the demand curve.
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Graphically, the intersection of the supply curve and the demand curve for the product will indicate the equilibrium point.
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With the upward-sloping supply curve , higher demand leads to higher interest rates and higher supply.
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By polluting, that is, by creating spillover costs, the firm enjoys lower production costs and the supply curve 5.
electricity
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The companies plan to apply the concept to gas and electricity supplies as well as security systems.
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After all, what were a theorist's research results worth compared with a lifetime of experience in electricity supply ?
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Is there an electricity supply ? 7.
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It is dreadful. Electricity supplies are patchy.
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The electricity supply industry is to be broken up and sold.
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Band A, intended for the use of the electricity supply industry, does not exist.
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The company was also legally bound to promote competition in the industry and ensure electricity supplies met standards of supply and quality.
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The electricity supply had not been cut off and nor had the telephone.
energy
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On days when your toddler's energy supply seems endless, you really need to get him out of the house.
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Millions of informed people are concerned about future energy supplies for Earth.
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Reddy disagrees with the assumption that such expensive energy supply is necessary.
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Perata said his figure was a fraction of the amount the state is now spending on emergency energy supplies .
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They use solar collectors and windmills for energy supply and each region aims at self-sufficiency in proteins.
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The renewable energy sources must eventually dominate world energy supply .
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Wouldn't it be nice not to have to worry about your energy supply ?
food
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So everything seemed okay: the barn was secure, the food supply was better than good and the terrain near perfect.
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To protect the food supply , the government ordered the slaughter of affected cattle.
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Unemployment is at 38 %, and thousands are being denied access to humanitarian aid, food supplies and work.
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When population had caught up with these new areas, population would again press upon the food supply .
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They import about 80% of their liquid milk, and much of the rest of their food supply .
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They munch native marine life, mow down food supplies and occupy territory, Carlton said.
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The lack of fish remains and the presence of bones of domestic animals suggests that food supply was no problem.
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Each family was perennially engaged in securing an adequate food supply for its members.
gas
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Some estimates suggest that up to 11 percent of total gas supply in Britain is being lost.
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Now, with temperatures warming and demand easing, greater gas supply and pipeline space are becoming available.
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Alarms sound if gas supplies break down, and automatically connect reserve tanks.
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The gas supply situation is, however, the subject of some controversy with substantial differences appearing in estimates by authoritative groups.
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A simple change in the weather can make significant changes in demand on the gas supply system.
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Interruptible gas supplies undercut the cost of fuel oil considerably.
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But neither at school nor at home was there a gas supply .
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Wave charts show breathing pattern, and alarms sound if breathing falters or gas supplies are affected.
labour
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Training and Education Inner-city policy has, on the whole, not related to questions of labour supply .
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Concern for the welfare of the workers, or labour supply , changed.
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Under a system of progressive income taxation, there are few apriori sustainable generalizations about the labour supply consequences of taxation.
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The quality of the labour supply in the cities might also be another important factor for high unemployment.
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In contrast, this ratio does not seem to have played much of a direct role in explaining rising aggregate labour supply .
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It all depends on the elasticity of labour supply .
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Because households do not realize their desired labour supply , they will not be able to achieve their desired demand for goods.
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The more inelastic the labour supply , the lower is the distortion introduced by any particular income tax rate.
money
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Any increase in the money supply , they argue, will simply lead to higher prices and a lower exchange rate.
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Bundesbank officials have predicated another cut in the discount rate on the pace of money supply growth.
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To talk about controlling the money supply is too vague.
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Likewise, the Fed can shrink the money supply by selling the public a bond.
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The sum involved represented more than half of the federal government's planned increase in the money supply for 1991.
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But sometimes unscrupulous leaders added coins to the money supply by minting new coins that contained less gold and silver.
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In February every measure of the money supply slowed.
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Incidentally, these money supply figures have nothing to do with gold.
power
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Uninterrupted power supply is a vital support for the modern way of life.
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A power supply is provided, and a central supply of heating, air conditioning, and ventilation.
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AccuCard and its ilk sit between the power supply and the motherboard. so they're too far downstream to help.
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So far we have concentrated on the use of helium-3 as a power supply for planet-bound civilization.
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This would effectively reduce the power supply to a simple half wave rectified type.
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Unlike other memory chips, flash does not lose the stored contents when the computer is disconnected from a power supply .
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Estates Dept. Power supply work - Computer operations.
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Your power supply can handle normal fluctuations in house current.
route
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Mr Mobutu had cut the supply route after a dispute with Mr Savimbi.
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The bases and the well-traveled supply routes that kept them run-ning were as obvious as Nui Ba Den.
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From the summit there is a view of the Roman supply route , Dere Street.
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None of the supply routes go close to the point where Sunderby's aircraft ditched.
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At other times, they waged an incessant guerrilla war, attacking isolated Roman garrisons, ambushing caravans, cutting supply routes .
ship
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This time Dennis claimed hits on a destroyer while Osborne inflicted damage on a supply ship .
side
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On the supply side we can identify long- and short-term influences.
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We have to change both the demand side and the supply side of the equation.
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On the supply side , there are two main sources of market failure.
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The other side of the poverty story is the supply side of the labor market, which is the focus here.
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Although changes in performance arise as a result of supply side factors, they manifest themselves as shifts in demand curve.
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Simply put, the supply side of our economic security also requires a labor force.
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The measures, designed to boost the supply side of the economy, were announced in this year's Budget.
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The supply side of the labor market is primarily the family.
water
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In every case there is mains electricity &038; a good water supply .
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That left municipal water supply as the sole conceivable justification.
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The improving of the water supply .
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If the valve has jammed shut, causing the feed-and-expansion tank to run dry, again turn off the water supply .
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Engineers now realise that sewerage can not be technically viable without a large domestic water supply .
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The Bill builds on that by introducing greater competition in gas and water supply services.
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A more sinister development is the seepage of nitrate into aquifers which are used as sources of the domestic water supply .
■ VERB
control
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It had been found difficult to control money supply and to keep it within target ranges.
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The Fed sets monetary policy by controlling short-term inter-est rates and by trying to control the supply of money.
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It has been suggested that the methods of controlling the money supply were at fault.
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She does not simply restore plant life, but teaches the secrets of agriculture, giving humans control over their food supply .
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To talk about controlling the money supply is too vague.
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What are the limitations on these methods of controlling the money supply ?
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Why does an unstable demand for money make it difficult to control the supply of money?
cut
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The state also plans to cut supplies to urban consumers by half.
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In Maharashtra, for example, the government cuts off supplies to parts of the state once a week.
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Mr Mobutu had cut the supply route after a dispute with Mr Savimbi.
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Most main roads were cut , creating supply problems.
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It said it would cut the power supply to the national grid if its demands were not met.
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Sales agents acting on behalf of manufacturers, are vigilant in preventing retailers from selling at lower prices by threatening to cut future supplies .
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Don't tread around bushes to firm them, this will cut off the oxygen supply to the roots.
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It would help, he says, if the United States cut military supplies to those commanders making money out of heroin.
ensure
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Finally, the toughest problem will probably be to ensure the supply , preparation, and testing of top management people.
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It also is working to ensure an adequate supply of modems too, from Motorola and others.
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Second, ensure there is a supply teacher available and prepare a schedule of work for all your classes.
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This ensures a ready supply for a few weeks without having to repeat the process.
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When necessary, bacteria cheat to ensure a supply of new mutations.
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The prison served as a means of ensuring a supply of labour.
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In this respect, the learner exercises his own initiative to ensure the proper supply of comprehensible input.
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In a few cases, investing enterprises may have hoped to ensure supplies of scarce raw materials or energy supplies.
increase
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This increases the money supply in the same way as does a balance of payments surplus.
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Thus a higher wage rate increases the supply of hours of work, but reduces the demand for hours of work.
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The demand could be met only by increasing and widening supplies .
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Right now, we are increasing our sampling of supplies in the home to further ensure the quality of your drinking water.
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The affordability problem is not simply a matter of increasing the supply of homes.
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Cutting income tax will increase the supply of labour input, chiefly by attracting new workers into the labour force.
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The signs are that other parishes in this region were equally active in increasing their supply of pastures and meadows.
need
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The heart needs a constant good supply of oxygen which it gets from the bloodstream.
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Massie and the Sensable team realized early on that customers needed a ready-made supply of digital objects.
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We need supplies but the seas are too heavy for the little Sea Adventure.
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Neither source is by itself sufficient to provide the needed supply rate of NEAs.
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The Garden Hosepipe Controller is mains-powered so needs a supply socket available nearby.
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And after a week, people no longer needed supplies .
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But they need constant supplies of food and even temperatures.
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You know the brain needs its blood supply .
provide
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We already have compressed tablets that provide a daily supply of vitamins and minerals.
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Neither source is by itself sufficient to provide the needed supply rate of NEAs.
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We have to find ways of providing an equitable supply of food that does not depend upon crude market forces.
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Water was and is brought to Los Angeles less to meet a necessary demand than to provide an infinite supply .
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The small supplier firm will often be located near to the big firm, and will be expected to provide supplies on demand.
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As soon as the eggs hatch you will need to provide a plentiful supply of the plant that the caterpillar feeds on.
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The Contractor will be required to provide his own supply for drinking water etc.
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They are connected to a transformer, which provides the 12 V supply to the lights.
reduce
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Later this month, federal authorities are expected to announce plans to reduce their supplies of water to farmers by three-quarters.
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Therefore, an increase in, say, sales or property taxes will increase costs and reduce supply .
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Both changes must eventually reduce the food supply , both animal and plant, available to birds in farmland habitats.
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The mill closures will reduce lumber supplies , since lumber and wood chips are usually made at the same time.
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This would effectively reduce the power supply to a simple half wave rectified type.
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The pollution of lakes and rivers has reduced the supply of freshwater fish.
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Open-market operations are more likely to be effective in reducing the money supply , therefore, when conducted in the bond market.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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During the drought some households had their water supply cut off.
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First prize was a year's supply of baby food.
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Food supplies in the camp were already running out.
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More donors are needed as blood supplies run low.
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The drought is threatening the water supply in some areas.
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The electricity supply is less reliable in mountainous areas of the country.
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The hospital keeps a large supply of blood for use in emergencies.
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The nation's fuel supplies will not last forever.
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The patient suffered a sudden decrease in the blood supply to part of her brain.
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The steel industry depends on a regular supply of raw materials.
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The supermarket donated a year's supply of groceries to one needy family.
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We need to improve the supply of food to the area affected by the floods.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In south Texas, the water supply is close to failing.
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In the extreme case, the supply will depend exclusively on demand.
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Joe kept records of his stills photography and checked through the medical supplies.
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The size of a premium or discount for a currency depends on demand and supply in the forward market for it.
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The two do not always go together and experts who combine the two are in short supply .
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We have to find ways of providing an equitable supply of food that does not depend upon crude market forces.
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Within a week, one and a half million men, with abundant supplies, were in position for a massed attack.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
please
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Please supply a valid package name.
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Please supply a valid existence string.
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Please supply a valid charge code.
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Please supply a new, unique name for the package and any sub-packages to be created.
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Please supply a valid number of modules.
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D and Maggie are waiting. 19+ please supply photo.
■ NOUN
answer
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No single method supplies all the answers to investment decisions.
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No single characterisation or particular formulation of the rule enjoining judicial obedience to statute can supply answers in advance ... Questions 1.
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She could supply them with a few answers .
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The question of work discipline was often raised by the respondents but they supplied no easy answers .
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Preliminary enquiries should be treated seriously and the seller's legal representatives should do their best to supply full answers .
company
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From a busy garden centre, the company supplies roses, shrubs, trees and bedding plants, all at competitive prices.
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Rather like the steel deal, one company would supply the materials and another the labor for putting them in place.
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The company also supplies beer etc. to another 197 free houses and clubs within the region.
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The company also supplies the local fire department with certain equipment, including special nozzles and foam.
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Self installation is allowed by some companies , who supply the meter and usually arrange a survey and inspection.
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Could some company not supply the basic necessary resources to deliver the lesson adequately?
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Usually, the company supplies the snacks.
contract
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The arrangement sprang out of Compaq winning a contract to supply hardware, which was used to manage the 1991 national elections.
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In 1986, the employer signed the main contract to supply redesigned equipment based on the patented invention.
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She landed at least two substantial contracts to supply stockings to the parliamentary army in Ireland.
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An oral contract for supplying a haulage service is just as enforceable as a written one for this purpose.
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A particular coup for the firm was the contract to supply the rapidly expanding Marks and Spencer chain.
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Would there have been a contract to supply a record if the advertisement had asked only for three wrappers and no money?
copy
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Where a party fails to supply a copy of any document the court may make such order as it thinks fit.
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Shuttleworth Collection have supplied a copy of the engine manual - who else can lend a hand?
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Generally, you will be supplied with a third copy for your file.
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Newcastle supplied copies of ten forms.
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He was found not guilty of supplying a copy of an unclassified and uncut version of the sexually explicit film Caligula.
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Editor Mike Magee is keen to supply afflicted users with copies of Clearaid.
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Twenty copies of the form must be supplied along with between copies of supporting documentation.
electricity
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It will supply electricity to 25,000 homes in the Midlands.
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Thousands of families live there without basic services because government agencies are barred from supplying electricity and water to disputed areas.
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He will recharge it from his house mains-supplied by a specialist electricity company which generates its power from the wind.
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In the Altamont Pass in California some 2000 microprocessor controlled windmills have been erected to supply commercial electricity .
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He subsequently offered to supply free electricity to Czechoslovakia to compensate for the loss of generating capacity from the plant.
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A small diesel generator supplies electricity for the hospital, which has no patients yet.
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The government mandates the franchise holder to supply all the electricity required by all users in the franchise area.
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The generators have to bid for the right to supply electricity to the National Grid, the central player in the system.
energy
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Like their aquatic counterparts they have to take in a great deal of substance to supply their energy needs.
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Peripheral functions, like supplying your own energy , are quickly passed on to another company.
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In order to split water into oxygen and hydrogen, we would have to supply energy .
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Its sole nutritional function is to supply energy .
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It feeds in order to supply itself with energy , but it does not grow.
equipment
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B asks C to supply equipment which is essential to the process.
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Companies such as Cisco Systems already supply some equipment for the network.
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In 1986, the employer signed the main contract to supply redesigned equipment based on the patented invention.
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Approval will also be given to supply bomb disposal equipment and goods for civilian end-users.
firm
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It does not deter firms from supplying on credit, and there is always insurance cover to fall back on.
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Numerous firms competed to supply markets at prices which none controlled.
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Among the smaller firms supplying the larger ones, some may be operating independently and others as subcontractors.
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Rapid expansion of firms supplying temporary help will be responsible for much of the growth in this occupation.
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The filter was developed by the University of Salonika, with the Rhone-Poulenc chemicals firm supplying the additive.
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Households supply labour and demand goods; firms supply goods and demand labour.
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He is preparing to send inspectors into the company to investigate growing evidence that the London-based firm knowingly supplied smugglers.
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Goods are provided in this way because of difficulties in defining their desired characteristics sufficiently for private, profit-seeking firms to supply them.
food
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Some were eating, and Ruth guessed that they had broken into the food supplies they had brought for the voyage.
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Table 8-2 shows the seven food groups that supplied 78 % or more of sodium for both genders and all age-groups.
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Because they are more slowly metabolised, unrefined foods supply a steady stream of energy throughout the day.
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This is an important issue for impoverished countries with limited food supplies .
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The turkey and black vultures at the park are well-fed and then scared into bringing up their food to supply the chicks.
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Does your food supply you with enough calcium, iron, and vitamins?
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But at that point hope is cruelly dashed, for the food he supplies is that terrible mound of quails.
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The foods which supply you with fibre also supply you with calories.
gas
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Our ability to supply gas in outlying areas has been considerably improved in joint 26A co-operation with our P.E. manufacturers.
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Three restaurants were being supplied with natural gas from trucks.
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All are supplied in either gas or electric models.
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Upstairs were four bedrooms and a bathroom, with hot water being supplied via a gas geyser.
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Hides supplies gas for the generation of power to the nearby Porgera gold mine.
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It also supplied and maintained the gas street lighting.
goods
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If the seller then supplies goods or services in response to that order, there is a contract on those terms.
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They follow and brilliantly exploit technological progress, and supply high-quality goods at low prices.
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This part of the enterprise was particularly successful and we are grateful to Len for supplying the goods and our Hon.
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If the seller supplies goods or services in response, the supply may be regarded as an acceptance of those terms.
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Households supply labour and demand goods; firms supply goods and demand labour.
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They keep wanting to supply goods without going through the proper procedures.
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Manning said he was told Mr McVeigh had been warned on four occasions not to supply goods to the security forces.
information
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Of the 34 universities contacted only 17 were able to supply the appropriate information requested.
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Only movies are supplied with any additional information .
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The teacher in the next example has supplied just enough information to start Jonathon on the road to discovery.
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Couplet presumably for the Confucius Sinarum Philosophus, which supplied him with the information on which he based his discovery.
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Since we spoke, I have met with our accounting vice president, who supplied the necessary information .
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You should repeat supplying valid information for all mandatory fields.
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C, said the federal government stands by its findings because states supply the information .
market
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Are socialist bureaucrats better at supplying a market than private traders?
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Numerous firms competed to supply markets at prices which none controlled.
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As well as increasing export earnings they also add to the pipeline network supplying the home market .
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Firms can choose to supply an overseas market either by exporting to it or by locating production there.
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The move was interpreted by some as a concession to Lloyd's brokers who supply the market with its business.
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The object is to establish the change in hours supply to the labour market ta.
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He supervised operations from a large warehouse at Greenwich on the Thames, whence he supplied the metropolitan market in particular.
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Many other companies supply products to this market place with varying degrees of compatibility.
material
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Cost reports Occasionally contractors are unable or unwilling to supply a specified material or equipment.
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Rather like the steel deal, one company would supply the materials and another the labor for putting them in place.
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Amdega will build it from start to finish or supply the materials only.
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Here, he was much better supplied with materials than for Elphege.
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But in the give and take of biology the tubeworm has to supply raw materials to the bacteria.
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The owner Harry Wills accepts, provided they supply the materials and start next Monday.
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Explain whether this is a legally binding contract and whether or not Wilson Decorators must supply materials and receive £800. 4.
need
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On present trends, there will be serious problems in continuing to be able to supply that particular need .
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The hand pump on the other hand supplies a basic human need required by all people, clean water.
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It lives in small troops in defended home ranges that supply its needs .
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An acre-foot is enough water to supply the needs of a family of four for a year.
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Grazing herbivores can often be supplied with all their needs from the growths of various algae present in the aquarium.
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As for drink, he drew endlessly to supply his need .
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You supplied a deep-seated need in me to blot out what I'd seen.
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It is unreasonable to look to the school to supply all the musical needs of the parish.
power
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Many of these boats had been supplied to foreign naval powers and had been proved able and fast in all sea conditions.
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The designers decided to supply the cognitive power of this machine by giving it a human.
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Monktonhall was opened in the 1960s to supply its power station at Cockenzie, East Lothian.
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The case is supplied with the power supply already in place and the motherboard with its memory modules fitted.
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A red light above the panel showed the equipment was on, supplied by automatic power , probably from batteries.
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All you need is an interface from the car phone and an inverter from the battery to supply the power .
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It supplies both light and power to the works.
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The wheel was originally a large low breastshot type with wooden buckets, supplying the power for six sets of stones.
product
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A producer is not required to meet expectations of safety which arise after he has supplied the product .
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At first, she required customers to supply the cleaning products she used.
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Under the new agreement, Ericsson will now supply the Cisco products to end-users worldwide.
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If the own-brander or importer is being sued, then the 10 years run from when he supplied the product .
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Andersen has also become a Notes reseller, so it can supply the product as part of its own services.
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The defendant did not supply the product , e.g. it was stolen from his premises. 3.
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Many other companies supply products to this market place with varying degrees of compatibility.
quantity
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During the Second World War the whole economic effort centred on supplying and employing sufficient quantities of labour and materials.
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At $ 3, quantity supplied and quantity demanded are in balance; that is, equilibrium quantity is 7000 bushels.
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The charge to such consumers did, of course, reflect some of the higher cost of supplying small quantities of electricity.
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If you use solid fuel many approved coal merchants provide budget schemes and supply small quantities .
service
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Geographical organisations would still operate the railway, but their role was to supply train services to the business sectors.
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In return, he had to supply a series of services , including assistance in four cases. 1.
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If the seller then supplies goods or services in response to that order, there is a contract on those terms.
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If the seller supplies goods or services in response, the supply may be regarded as an acceptance of those terms.
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Also if the accountant stops supplying such services to a client this does not apparently in itself fix the time of supply.
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Elected representatives have poor information on the minimum costs needed to supply a public service .
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Microsoft channel partners will supply other services to the reseller community and fee-based support will also be available directly from Microsoft Connect.
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An oral contract for supplying a haulage service is just as enforceable as a written one for this purpose.
software
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After all, many countries can supply cheap software technicians.
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The first 50 colleges that applied were supplied with software and digital cameras.
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Some firms, such as Texas, already supply all their software in this form.
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Cristie supplies its own software , and there seems no reason to use anything else.
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Some dealers who supply design software are able to supply computers, while others can advise you where to go for help.
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Initially Lotus will supply the software through its own channels, recently bolstered in a search for more sophisticated resellers.
water
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A direct system has only one water circuit which supplies both the taps and the radiators.
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High levels of coliform bacteria may indicate more serious problems in a water supply , such as the infiltration of fecal material.
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The water was supplied from an eight-wheeled tanker that had arrived in Heymouth only an hour before.
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A profile of the area in which the facility is situated, including its proximity to population and water supplies 4.
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The hot water cylinder supplies the domestic hot water to the taps.
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Experts say it would take years of equally historic rainfall to get water supplies back to normal levels.
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Upstairs were four bedrooms and a bathroom, with hot water being supplied via a gas geyser.
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Clean drinking water is supplied and this is as important as a varied diet to encourage birds to the garden.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The company supplies fish to local shops and restaurants.
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The US government was accused of supplying the rebels with arms and equipment.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A great range of waiting-rooms, offices, restaurants, baggage rooms, and a post office were supplied within.
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He wanted Frank and Raymo to be part of it and he supplied some operational details.
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Interspersed between tragic stories are a few songs supplying pointed but comic relief.
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Johns notes that the strategy of substituting active for passive raises the problem of supplying a subject for the active clause.
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This also supplies the data for D2.
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To make life easier for the user a keyboard overlay is supplied which carries the various options.