emergency supply

collocation in English

meaningsofemergencyandsupply

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emergency
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/us
/ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid ...
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supply
noun
uk
/səˈplaɪ/us
/səˈplaɪ/
an amount of something that is available ...
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(Definition ofemergencyandsupplyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofemergency supply

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Thirdly, he will be in supreme charge of theemergencysupplyorganisation and the industrial planning.
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It is really beyond me why the public health ministers recently decided against creating anemergencysupplyof antiviral drugs.
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Sometimes—as in my area when we had a drought—the canal is an excellentemergencysupplyof water for farmers.
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The national health service provides for anemergencysupplyof drugs to be available at any time when requested by a doctor.
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Having discovered it, the surveyor might possibly be able to improvise, very quickly and at extremely little cost, anemergencysupply.
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The reservoir is no longer in active service, and is only maintained as anemergencysupply.
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The test results indicated that the bacteria levels in theemergencysupplywere not atypical for a normal day.
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The reservoir is below the hydraulic grade of the area and is hence maintained as anemergencysupplyreservoir only.
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Passengers traveling in (pressurized) commercial airplanes have anemergencysupplyof automatically supplied to them in case of cabin depressurization.
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Small amounts of freeze-dried ingredients are sometimes available for sale fromemergencysupplyoutlets or from stores specific to camping.
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The tower of the main building has a steel tank with 10,000 imperial gallons of water capacity foremergencysupplyneeds.
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