steel can

collocation in English

meaningsofsteelandcan

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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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can
noun
uk
/kæn/us
/kæn/
;
a closed metal container, especially cylinder-shaped, in which some types of drink and food ...
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(Definition ofsteelandcanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This small quantity will not be ordered, as suitablesteelcanbe supplied under existing contracts.
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The argument thatsteelcanbe competitive if its input costs are lowered may be valid.
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Steelcanbe taken by rail, but a great deal of the steel for export from my local works is still taken by road.
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There will be no means by which this enormous investment insteelcanbe matched in relation to investment in other branches of the economy.
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Coal will not last for ever, andsteelcanonly be made with the aid of fuel of some kind.
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I wonder how far the modernisation ofsteelcango even on the basis of this additional cash flow.
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Good qualitysteelcanonly be produced by using foreign ore.
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It is much better to have fewer plants running full shifts so that costs can come down andsteelcanbe competitive.
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Thatsteelcanbe produced elsewhere; it would not need to be imported.
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That means, presumably, for ever, irrespective of whether thesteelcanbe sold and irrespective of the price that can be obtained for it.
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The position is that one ton of sheetsteelcanbe used against two or three tons of iron castings for the same result.
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I hope to be able to allocate sufficient capital for all work for whichsteelcanbe made available.
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It is only of value if what is made from thesteelcanbe sold.
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I understand,steelcanbe obtained at lower cost if it is for export.
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The surface of a piece ofsteelcanbe subject to change through wear and tear or neglect or deliberate tampering with abrasives.
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The lack of a relatively small quantity of the rightsteelcandelay a capital project or halt an export order.
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They have to show how private ownership ofsteelcanfinance the industry's next major expansion programme which must come sometime after 1970.
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Last year,steelcanrecycling broke all records, and 1· billion cans were recycled.
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Steelcannever be a monopoly as long as its customers can buy abroad.
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Thatsteelcanand must be made in our nation.
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