pattern of consumption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpatternandconsumption
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pattern
noun
uk/ˈpæt.ən/us/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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consumption
noun[U]
uk/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
the amount used ...
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(Definition ofpatternandconsumptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In trade data, more visible is the impact of changingpatternofconsumption.
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These features include such things as households' preferences over the intertemporalpatternofconsumptionand the persistence properties of households' consumption opportunities.
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Mature fruits were offered to captive animals of these two species which confirmed their acceptance of these fruits and thepatternofconsumption.
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The prices of fuels vary widely according to such factors as type of consumer, location, terms of contract, rate of use andpatternofconsumption.
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The idea that there will be some distortion of thepatternofconsumptionis based on a misapprehension.
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It may well be that thepatternofconsumptionwill change.
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Thepatternofconsumptionis certainly changing, but the uses of timber as a raw material are ever growing.
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It has been thrown into perplexity by the effects of the changingpatternofconsumptionthrough the development of new sources of fuel and energy.
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Average prices for the year will depend on thepatternofconsumptionand the timing of tariff increases.
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There is no reason why thepatternofconsumptionand the most efficient balance of refinery output in any single country should coincide.
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The more we break the link between urban communities and the rural, farming hinterlands, the more food accountability is impossible in ourpatternofconsumption.
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Heavy advertising for sweetened foods helps create and sustain apatternofconsumptionwhich is both harmful to health and contrary to government policy.
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The main argument has been put forward on the basis of thepatternofconsumptionas it is affected by the duty.
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These sums are obviously inadequate if we look at the presentpatternofconsumptionof the average family.
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I was illustrating from those two extremes the generalpatternofconsumption.
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We all share the concern that a changingpatternofconsumptionand lifestyle means that many local post offices are increasingly coming under threat.
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Actual increases depend on the consumer'spatternofconsumption.
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Thepatternofconsumptionis very difficult to predict, as we all know.
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I am asking for a mandatory review so that when thepatternofconsumptionis changed the amounts can also be adjusted and unnecessary hardship avoided.
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It is wrong to assume that the people who suffer the consequences of the unequalpatternofconsumptionin the world economy are making no contribution.
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