overstocking
present participle ofoverstock
| 单词 | overstocking |
| 释义 | overstocking present participle ofoverstock overstock verb[IorT] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈstɒk/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈstɑːk/to (causeto) have moregoodsorsuppliesthan areneeded: Theshopis overstocked (withshoes). Examplesofoverstockingoverstocking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Overstockingwas a convenient catch-all for a variety of fears and misconceptions. From theCambridge English Corpus I am advised that we are concerned not withoverstocking, but with extensive or heavy stocking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, again, there is theoverstockingof materials by major manufacturers and industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The county committees will keep a general eye on them, and will step in where there is an obvious case ofoverstocking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The original decision to buy may not have been wrong; perhaps subsequent events led tooverstocking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That will makeoverstockingvery much a thing of the past in the majority of businesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This snug and smug little meeting also put it on record that there was nooverstockingon the moor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree with him that whether it is planting trees,overstockingor the use of fertilisers, change can be dramatic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The general view among people in responsible posts is that there is a degree of slackness andoverstocking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does not theoverstockingarise from the fact that now they live in peace, whereas hitherto their cattle were constantly being raided by neighbouring tribes? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been problems with headage payments, which have led tooverstockingand distortions within the livestock sector. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, despite theoverstocking, we are still short of some calibres of ammunition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The matter of a high ewe premium and its effect on various matters was raised, as was theoverstockingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The difficulties relating to heavy steel are to a large extent caused by theoverstockingwhich has taken place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This includes, on the one hand, the prevention ofoverstockingand, on the other, the encouragement of more grazing livestock where there is understocking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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