consumption habits
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsumptionandhabit
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consumption
noun[U]
uk/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
the amount used ...
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habit
noun
uk/ˈhæb.ɪt/us/ˈhæb.ɪt/
something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are ...
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(Definition ofconsumptionandhabitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Finally, public officials have routinely drawn distinctions between the substance consumed and aconsumptionhabit.
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First, a fixed consumption floor is the simplest possible representation of aconsumptionhabit, either external or internal.
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It also develops a concrete alternative concerning food demand via altered consumption habits.
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To change consumption habits, it is necessary to have effective energy alternatives or substitutes for woodfuel.
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These people and their consumption habits are the focus of the final section of the book.
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More recently, producers have increasingly focused on the quality, as well as quantity, of audiences by measuring their consumption habits, lifestyles, and psychological characteristics.
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It is not only the issue of energy production that is at stake, but also the consumption habits of our society.
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There has been a dramatic change in food consumption habits.
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At the same time, more stringent rules on building certification and the provision of information will encourage inhabitants to change their consumption habits.
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As for indifference, let us remember that our consumption habits are not neutral, either, in this regard.
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There is not the slightest evidence that the public have changed their driving or petrol consumption habits one iota over that time.
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To begin with, we must make quite sure that, even if we are not about to change our consumption habits, we measure energy more efficiently.
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One of the consequences of this is the effect on consumption habits.
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We need to change a great deal about our living and consumption habits.
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It is also important to bear in mind that television advertising affects the so-called short-term consumption habits of children between 2 and 11 years of age.
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As we know, these constitute a problem that has been getting worse, affecting changes to human consumption habits, food quality and security, and the crisis faced by livestock farmers.
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Changed environmental and climate framework conditions, greater use of water by business, agriculture and households, and of course changed consumption habits have exacerbated the water shortage.
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It may be argued that if we increase production we automatically provide increased incomes and increased savings, if our consumption habits and taxation remain the same.
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The results have shown that information people freely volunteered about their consumption habits did not always tally with the contents of their waste bins.
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