essential commodity

collocation in English

meaningsofessentialandcommodity

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essential
adjective
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/ɪˈsen.ʃəl/us
/ɪˈsen.ʃəl/
necessary ...
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commodity
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/us
/kəˈmɑː.də.t̬i/
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, ...
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(Definition ofessentialandcommodityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That mostessentialcommodityis often taken for granted.
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It is not a rationed commodity at all, and it is not anessentialcommodityin the sense that people cannot do without it.
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That is not a very wide margin when it comes to such anessentialcommodityas water.
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As water is such anessentialcommodity, we really must make sure that it continues to be available to everyone.
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An increase of a few shillings in the price of anessentialcommodityis bound to bear very heavily on the economy of such families.
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Since water is such anessentialcommodity, these plans would not have gone ahead without such consultation.
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When we look to the future of the construction industry, theessentialcommodityis confidence.
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Surely, at this time we should encourage the complete employment of all men engaged in producing thisessentialcommodity.
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All over the country, wherever one goes, one finds that everyessentialcommodityis tied up by price rings and trade associations.
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There is no singleessentialcommoditywhich cannot be produced in sufficiently abundant quantities to meet all the needs of all the people.
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We took the view that that was an impossibly wide variation of charges for anessentialcommodity.
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One is that petrol is anessentialcommodityfor private cars, when it is not.
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Water is anessentialcommodityfor life, health and hygiene.
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I have every hope that all interests in timber, anessentialcommodity, are being properly and equitably looked after.
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There has also been scant reference to the risk of raising coal prices, although coal, like food, is anessentialcommodity.
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We do not want a situation in which we are dependent on unstable regimes for anessentialcommoditysuch as oil.
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If we destroy it, we shall no longer be able to produce our mostessentialcommodity—food.
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Does he not realise that water is anessentialcommoditywhich cannot be substituted?
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I think it is wrong in regard to anyessentialcommoditythat we should leave ourselves entirely dependent upon imports.
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Whether they like it or not, coal has to be produced in this country as anessentialcommodityfor many years ahead.
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