competitive fuel

collocation in English

meaningsofcompetitiveandfuel

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competitive
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/us
/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/
involving ...
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fuel
noun
uk
/ˈfjuː.əl/us
/ˈfjuː.əl/
a substance that is used to provide heat or power, usually by ...
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(Definition ofcompetitiveandfuelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Under these conditions, it is perhaps no wonder that the man in the street expects gas to be an increasinglycompetitivefuel.
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Because the gas is supplied in relation to the nearestcompetitivefuel, which is oil.
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However, further improvements in productivity are needed for the industry to take its rightful place as acompetitivefuelsupplier in the market place.
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It would raise the cost of industrial production and would be highly discriminatory in character against everycompetitivefuel.
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It costs twice as much to cook by electricity—anothercompetitivefuel—as by gas.
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The second reason is that oil as a commodity and as acompetitivefuelis still very cheap as a comparative fuel.
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There is no problem of meetingcompetitivefuelsuch as coal.
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Obviously, such an achievement helps to make coal a much morecompetitivefuelfor electricity generation.
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It is all very well to say that at this point in time gas is a verycompetitivefuel, but what of the future?
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Gas still remains a highlycompetitivefuel.
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My case is that it is no longer necessary to protect our coal industry by heavily taxing the principal commerciallycompetitivefuel, which is fuel oil.
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For these reasons, the coal industry must be given the opportunity to re-establish itself as the supplier of acompetitivefuel—without being a permanent burden on the taxpayer.
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We are determined to see that alternative sources of energy are available to industry so that they havecompetitivefuelsources to enable them to compete with other countries.
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Why should not the gas company furnish bulk supplies as the competitive fuels are able to do?
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In part, economics will be determined by the movement of prices in competitive fuels.
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Reference has been made to the problem of exports and the problems of competitive fuels.
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Ruhrgas has stated that its normal policy is to link its prices to those of competitive fuels.
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