mothballing
present participle ofmothball
| 单词 | mothballing |
| 释义 | mothballing present participle ofmothball mothball verb[T] uk/ˈmɒθ.bɔːl/us/ˈmɑːθ.bɑːl/tostopworkon anidea,plan, orjob, butleavingit in such a way that you canstarton it again at somepointin thefuture: Sixcoalmineswere mothballed in thehopethat they could bereopenedin atimeofbettereconomicconditions. Delaying and wasting time
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cancelling and interrupting Examplesofmothballingmothballing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Mothballingis not an easy option for deep mines. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of investing, companies aremothballingmachines because, despite the initial signs of recovery at the end of 2009, demand is lacking. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Secondly, a system ofmothballingrelief for business premises only partly used during the recession should be introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is excellent potential for developing alternative employment, but that will be prevented if campaign operation status leads to themothballingof the site. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mothballingrelief would breach the fundamental principle that the use of part of a hereditament constitutes occupation of the whole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mothballingrelief, for example, would pave the way for arguments about what constitutes occupation for other classes of ratepayers, notably the domestic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mothballingis not a term that is recognised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will also mean themothballingof the training school and no replacement of any personnel or vehicles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Today'smothballingcould be the death knell of the whole plant within three years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall hazard a guess about whatmothballingmeans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my area, a health authority and a trust aremothballingprovision in the public sector for long-term care of the elderly confused. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is difficult to envisage themothballingof manufacturing industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have overcapacity and themothballingof stations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To sum up, it may be that a strong case formothballingrelief can be argued for particular firms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no disarmament in that instance, simply somemothballingor some provisional unscrewing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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