quantity of oil
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquantityandoil
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quantity
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/us/ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/
the amount or number of something, especially that can ...
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oil
noun
uk/ɔɪl/us/ɔɪl/
petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which ...
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(Definition ofquantityandoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Indeed, the totalquantityofoilexports and bunkers is considerably above the totalquantityofoilimports.
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The value of thisquantityofoilat today's prices is immense.
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You cannot gather thatquantityofoilunless somehow you can mechanically concentrate it.
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One has a fabulousquantityofoil, six have none at all.
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The corporation has physical and financial control over a considerablequantityofoil.
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In addition, it carries a considerablequantityofoil, for which, unfortunately, no figures are available.
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In other words, we paid about £3,000 million more for a smallerquantityofoil.
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A largequantityofoilfuel covers the water around the ship.
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At present values thatquantityofoilwould represent a cost of about £80 million.
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Thequantityofoilcake refused by other countries was 238,200 tons.
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At the moment there are no objective preconditions for an increase in thequantityofoilon the market.
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On the other hand, there has been no difficulty whatever in buying practically anyquantityofoil.
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Thequantityofoilso used by non-statutory gas undertakings is not known but is small.
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That would save a considerablequantityofoilwhich is now being used by the railways on their diesel engines.
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That company has now completed its work and has left, satisfied that no commercialquantityofoilexists there.
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There is almost anyquantityofoilavailable for the next decade or two for use as smokeless fuel.
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It is not desirable in the public interest to state thequantityofoilproduced, or likely to be produced, by this means.
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The way in which the allowance works is especially helpful in this respect where thequantityofoilbeing transported is small.
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Thequantityofoilproduced will not, of course, be sufficient in itself to permit an increase in the fat ration.
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Will he ensure that the smallestquantityofoilis consumed in power stations, if its use is not abolished altogether?
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The leak has been sealed, and the smallquantityofoilwhich had come ashore prior to this action has been removed.
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We broke up the arbitral tribunal, making plain that we thought there might be an immensequantityofoilat stake.
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If we have a certain minimumquantityofoilabsolutely in our hands, this is very important and in my opinion the most happy solution.
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It is not, however, possible to say whatquantityofoilis taken on board by warships employed in this particular way.
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As the price of oil declines, we are seeing a projection of what we anticipated was bound to happen as thequantityofoildeclined.
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