resource base

collocation in English

meaningsofresourceandbase

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resource
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɔːs/us
/ˈriː.sɔːrs/
a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, ...
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base
noun
uk
/beɪs/us
/beɪs/
the bottom part of an object, on which it rests, or the lowest part ...
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(Definition ofresourceandbasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofresource base

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Thisresourcebaseis finite.
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Given this heavy dependence on the localresourcebase, it is natural to inquire how, if at all, households respond to any degradation of thisresourcebase.
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Society does not have the capacity to destroy theresourcebasein this case.
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Rather than deteriorating, the landresourcebaseimproves in the process.
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This growth puts further pressure on the wildresourcebase, causing it to degrade.
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To understand why we need to consider how well markets signal pressures on theresourcebase.
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Otherwise, theresourcebase, given technology and preferences, cannot meet the needs of the human population.
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For example, increasing population increases the pressure on theresourcebase.
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Agricultural commercialization can have both negative and positive impacts on the naturalresourcebase.
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This may increase exploitation of theresourcebaseto produce wildlife exports.
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Now consider exogenous technological progress that reduces the impact of production on theresourcebase.
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There is no reason to assume that competition for the naturalresourcebasewill decrease.
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That requires retaining theresourcebaseand land tenure from one generation to the next.
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Natural endowments sustained urban communities by providing them with aresourcebase.
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What are the anticipated impacts of agricultural commercialization on the naturalresourcebase?
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That is, theresourcebaseis not sufficiently productive to support a human population with a given technology.
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On the contrary, if theresourcebasewere irreversibly degraded, economic growth itself could be at risk.
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One reason is deteriorating external circumstances, which lower both the private and communal profitability of investment in theresourcebase.
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By considering the entire agro-ecosystem, the impact of production practices on the supporting naturalresourcebaseare recognized.
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As suggested above, theresourcebaseof the movements impinges on their comportment and their relationship with the peasantry.
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This programme aims for sustainable productivity, based upon protection of theresourcebase(land and water) through good management.
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Previous studies have examined the impact of an exogenous increase in population on the localresourcebase.
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Unfortunately, long-term data on theresourcebasewhich are needed for such an analysis were not available.
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The first part of this transition occurs because the expansion of primary activities becomes constrained by a fixedresourcebase.
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