liquid methane

collocation in English

meaningsofliquidandmethane

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liquid
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪk.wɪd/us
/ˈlɪk.wɪd/
in the form of ...
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methane
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmiː.θeɪn/us
/ˈmiː.θeɪn/
a gas with no smell or colour, often used as ...
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(Definition ofliquidandmethanefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not yet possible to estimate the cost of producing town gas fromliquidmethane.
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No assessment is yet possible of the cost of producing town gas fromliquidmethane.
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There are two plants for reforming refinery gas, and a trial plant for usingliquidmethane.
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Clearly the importation ofliquidmethanerepresents a very important contribution to gas production, which will bring enormous benefit to the national economy.
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I refer, for example, to the idea that we might importliquidmethaneto use here for the manufacture of gas.
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We may face a further contraction, if oil eats still further into the home market and ifliquidmethaneimports are increased.
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In view of that, why have we to spend considerable sums of money onliquidmethanefrom abroad?
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There have always been doubts about theliquidmethaneproject.
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The only addition which appears to be necessary is to avoid sizeable exports ofliquidmethane.
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Two trial shipments have been landed, and much of theliquidmethanehas been used.
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It is placing important emphasis on this and it has plans to importliquidmethane.
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We ask, too, for increased use of coal in the gas industry, and that means restricting the importation ofliquidmethane.
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I am, therefore, a little bothered about the suggested importation ofliquidmethane.
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In the same way, the decision has been taken to experiment with imports ofliquidmethane.
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Underground storage and the importation ofliquidmethaneare not dependent on one another, but it might be possible to arrange a marriage.
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Then, there are these experiments withliquidmethanegas.
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First, is there any danger ofliquidmethaneexploding in storage?
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Within a few months town gas will also be made from importedliquidmethane, in which our gas industry has scored a world "first".
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He also spoke about using importedliquidmethane, and we are, of course, taking methane now from some of our mines.
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Take the matter of the importation ofliquidmethane.
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