stable supply

collocation in English

meaningsofstableandsupply

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stable
adjective
uk
/ˈsteɪ.bəl/us
/ˈsteɪ.bəl/
firmly fixed or not likely to move ...
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supply
noun
uk
/səˈplaɪ/us
/səˈplaɪ/
an amount of something that is available ...
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(Definition ofstableandsupplyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstable supply

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All this was done in the name of the 'stablesupplyof rice at stable prices'.
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Vertical intercorporate stockholding might allow a firm to secure astablesupplyof raw materials by holding shares in a firm that supplies those materials.
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It may be said, then, that food additives have made a major contribution to the continuing,stablesupplyof cheap, varied and attractive foods.
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They are products of a high quality, instablesupplyand available at reasonable prices.
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They would then be played off against people in other sectors who would be no more certain of astablesupplyof work.
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That will increase the flow of oil around the world, which will lead to more competition and a morestablesupply.
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This arrangement provided astablesupplyof food and goods which encouraged population growth.
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Special attention was given to the closeness of the governing to ensure astablesupplyvoltage.
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The entry of new lenders may well provide a morestablesupplyof finance for housing, and new financing techniques may have helpful economic and monetary consequences.
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In the long term, that is to the benefit of primary producers, the farmers, and will help to encourage a recognition of the need for a home-based,stablesupply.
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Control of these three subsidiaries is intended to create astablesupplyof inputs and ensure a consistent quality in their final product.
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It had fresh water, abundant seafood, and astablesupplyof taro, which was grown in fields with advanced irrigation systems.
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Personnel in combat conditions, away fromstablesupplylines would combine uniform parts and insignia depending on what uniform parts were available.
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The ungulates benefit from the cellulase produced by the bacteria, which facilitates digestion; the bacteria benefit from having astablesupplyof nutrients in the host environment.
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