daily consumption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdailyandconsumption
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daily
noun[C]
uk/ˈdeɪ.li/us/ˈdeɪ.li/
a person who is employed to clean someone ...
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consumption
noun[U]
uk/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
the amount used ...
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(Definition ofdailyandconsumptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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To give an idea of a town'sdailyconsumptionof opium, the amount of money spent on it exceeds that spent on rice.
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Observations were continued for a period of six days and thedailyconsumptionwas calculated for each adult.
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In most western developed countries, averagedailyconsumptionof fat per day per capita has exceeded 100g.
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Is there a safe level ofdailyconsumptionof alcohol for men and women?
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Our so-called distributive stocks, parcelled out throughout the whole country for thedailyconsumption, in the winter of 1944, were larger than those in 1939.
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There are here a number of articles ofdailyconsumptionin a working class family.
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This arrangement provides a framework of enabling contracts, some elements of which are calculated on anticipateddailyconsumptionrates and others on term hire rates.
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The estimateddailyconsumption, based on the quantities of retained imports in the year 1932, is 275,000 eggs in shell and 2,000 cwts.
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Pre-wardailyconsumptionof liquid milk was about two-fifths of a pint per head.
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The commonest articles ofdailyconsumptionhave reached prices which make it sometimes almost impossible to acquire them.
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I understand that thedailyconsumptionyesterday reached a new high of 21¾ million gallons.
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The averagedailyconsumptionper head does not exceed a quarter of a pint, and there is no ground for any suggestion of excessive drinking.
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The averagedailyconsumptionper head of protein in 1952 was 429 grammes per day and last year it was 48·7 grammes.
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There was an increase in averagedailyconsumptionfor everyone, from one and a half portions to three portions.
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That is based on adailyconsumptionof four and a-half or five cups of tea.
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With modern conveniences being installed, thedailyconsumptionof water increased and the supply became completely inadequate.
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This information will contribute to future assessments of thedailyconsumptionof fish by grey seals.
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Surely we can hardly contemplate borrowing money in order to spend it upon subsidisingdailyconsumption.
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The present averagedailyconsumptionof liquid milk in this country is estimated at slightly less than half-a-pint per head.
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Batea produces good-quality wine that has not reached high prices in the market and is mainly used for localdailyconsumptionin the region.
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