continuous supply
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontinuousandsupply
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continuous
adjective
uk/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/us/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/
without a pause ...
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supply
noun
uk/səˈplaɪ/us/səˈplaɪ/
an amount of something that is available ...
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(Definition ofcontinuousandsupplyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This phenomenon ensures acontinuoussupplyof residues as a nitrogen source for associated crops.
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Accordingly, there was no guarantee of a reliable andcontinuoussupplyof all known drugs.
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If not, can they be increased in some other environment to maintain acontinuoussupply?
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They have put thecontinuoussupplyof dividends before thecontinuoussupplyof gas and electricity to the public.
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The flame is kept going not by a series of re-ignitions, but simply by acontinuoussupplyof fuel.
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Maintenance of acontinuoussupplyof drugs, monitoring of compliance, and active involvement of communities are also essential.
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The plasma is in electrical contact with a conducting boundary at large radius enabling acontinuoussupplyof electrons.
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There will be acontinuoussupplyat a steady price.
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Without acontinuoussupplyof water, we would not survive.
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Thereby, acontinuoussupplyof urea and amino acids to an open reaction system would be expected to overcome this limitation.
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The potteries, the glass manufacturers and the steel industry need acontinuoussupply.
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It was built when the demographics showed a secure,continuoussupplyof young children.
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The requirement for acontinuoussupplyof land for housing usually refers to green-field sites.
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Is it that by statute the electricity industry cannot differentiate between customers oncontinuoussupply?
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A compelling argument would require evidence for first-cycle origin of the sand from a nonmarine source and forcontinuoussupplyfrom that source throughout the period of limestone deposition.
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The initial ignition of the gas whereby the flame first comes into existence corresponds to the act of creation, while thecontinuoussupplyof propane corresponds to ongoing conservation.
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If that happens, many industries will close down, because their furnaces and processes depend upon acontinuoussupplyof gas.
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That is done in order to make it possible for the consumer to have acontinuoussupply.
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It also benefits the consumer by ensuring acontinuoussupplyof food which could not be obtained elsewhere.
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They have to ensure thecontinuoussupplyof stores and see that the surplus stores are returned.
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The defence industry needs acontinuoussupplyof work so that skills can be retained and nurtured.
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If only the university had a guarantee of acontinuoussupplyof coal, it would convert the fourth boiler.
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None of the 20 cities hadcontinuoussupply.
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But if the maximum is not known there will not be enough supply to ensure acontinuoussupplyof electricity to people.
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She asks that there shall be acontinuoussupplyof shirts, socks, underclothing, woollen caps, and gloves, to make good certain wastage.
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