noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ abundant , considerable , enormous , great , large , major , rich , significant , substantial , vast
▪
The library is an enormous ~ for historians of the period.
▪ important , necessary , vital
▪ adequate , sufficient
▪ limited , meagre ( BrE ), scarce
▪ renewable , sustainable , unlimited
▪ finite , limited , non-renewable
▪ available
▪ additional , extra
▪ invaluable , precious , useful , valuable
▪
Time is your most valuable ~, especially in examinations.
▪ excellent
▪ untapped
▪ natural
▪ material , physical
▪ energy , food , mineral , oil , water
▪ capital , economic , financial
▪
The school has limited financial ~s.
▪ human , manpower , staff
▪ educational , information , learning , library , teaching
▪
The database could be used as a teaching ~ in colleges.
▪ computer , electronic , technical
▪ Internet , online , Web
▪ cultural
▪ national , public
▪ inner , personal
▪
She is someone of considerable personal ~s.
▪ shared
▪ local
VERB + RESOURCE
▪ be rich in , have
▪
Australia is a country rich in natural ~s.
▪
We do not have the ~s ( = the money ) to update our computer software.
▪ lack
▪ combine , pool , share
▪
We'll get by if we pool our ~s.
▪ allocate , distribute , provide
▪ commit , dedicate , devote
▪
More ~s need to be committed to the development.
▪ concentrate , focus
▪
They are focusing their ~s on improving the infrastructure.
▪ pour , put
▪
Resources are being poured into the Olympic site.
▪ divert , reallocate , redistribute
▪
the government's role in diverting ~s into social policies
▪ consume , draw on , expend , exploit , tap , use , utilize
▪ mobilize
▪
to mobilize ~s in the community to provide shelter for the homeless
▪ manage
▪
We need to manage our ~s better.
▪ access
▪ deplete , drain , exhaust , use up
▪ strain , stretch
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The Olympics may stretch the country's ~s to breaking point. ( BrE )
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The Olympics may stretch the country's ~s to the breaking point. ( AmE )
▪ squander , waste
▪ conserve
▪ acquire
▪ protect
RESOURCE + NOUN
▪ centre/center
▪ base
▪ guide
▪ exploitation , use , utilization
▪ allocation , management , planning
▪ depletion
▪ availability
▪ constraints , implications , limitations
PHRASES
▪ access to ~s
▪ the allocation of ~s , the distribution of ~s , the provision of ~s
▪ the exploitation of ~s , the use of ~s
▪
We must make the most efficient use of the available ~s.
▪ a lack of ~s
▪
Lack of ~s has prevented the company from investing in new technology.
▪ the ~s at sb's disposal
▪ time and ~s