excess consumption

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessandconsumption

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excess
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈek.ses/us
/ˈek.ses/
extra:
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consumption
noun[U]
uk
/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/us
/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
the amount used ...
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(Definition ofexcessandconsumptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A doctor told him that this condition was caused byexcessconsumptionof roasted and fried food.
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Historically, empires have viewedexcessconsumptionof luxuries as threatening to their survival.
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Excessconsumption, if not portrayed for comic purposes, is frowned upon.
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The social consequences ofexcessconsumptionof alcohol are disastrous.
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How then isexcessconsumptionto be reported before the year ends?
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When energy is dear, the basic energy should be cheap and anyexcessconsumptionought to be made progressively dearer.
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An unbridled free-market economy without any restrictions toexcessconsumptionand products leads to the increasing emission of greenhouse gases and thus exacerbates the problem.
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It is, therefore, not true that inflation orexcessconsumptionis the main cause of the present crisis.
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For example, in the light of theexcessconsumptionof strong liquor society is asked to provide special drying-out clinics.
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The dangers ofexcessconsumptionand the products' suitability for young children are addressed in the licence.
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Since we realise the menace which exists in theexcessconsumptionof alcohol, it is our responsibility to do something about it.
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It has driven them so high because it despairs of the low savings rate in this country, and ofexcessconsumption.
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Is one of the aspects being considered by the council the admitted relationship of theexcessconsumption of alcohol with the commission of crimes of violence?
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But at a time when we not only have a surplus of audiovisual offerings but alsoexcessconsumptionof these offerings, we cannot retreat behind the word subsidiarity.
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It can also be exacerbated by lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise,excessconsumptionof alcohol, smoking or prolonged use of glucocorticoid medications.
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In exercise- or heat-induced dehydration, electrolyte derangement can result, and may actually result in worsened byexcessconsumptionof water.
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Brahmapur experiences scheduled and unscheduled power cuts, especially during the summer, due toexcessconsumptiondemands.
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It concluded thatexcessconsumptionof these products could cause health risks.
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Alcoholism can also lead indirectly, throughexcessconsumption, to physical dependence on alcohol, and diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver.
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Uppala experiences scheduled and unscheduled power cuts, especially during the summer, due toexcessconsumptiondemands.
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