reduced consumption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdepletedandconsumption
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depleted
adjective
uk/dɪˈpliː.tɪd/us/dɪˈpliː.t̬ɪd/
reduced:
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consumption
noun[U]
uk/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/us/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/
the amount used ...
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(Definition ofdepletedandconsumptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Reducedconsumptionis acknowledged as important for attaining environmental sustainability, but is given less emphasis than the goals of global equity and social justice.
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It markedreducedconsumptionof forest trees, substituting an annually renewable resource for slow-growing, depletable ones.
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Sarmiento understood this fact, but this time hereducedconsumptionto women and related their activity to the biological evolution of the species.
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This must have been beneficial since itreducedconsumptionlevels in these households.
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Reducedconsumptioncan mean only one thing—more redundancies.
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Why strive forreducedconsumptionamong one's consumers if that simply represents lost revenue at the end of the day.
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Does "reducedconsumption" mean that we have got to wear fewer boots and shoes, or buy fewer boots and shoes?
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If that be the case, what will be the effect of thatreducedconsumptionon the boot and shoe factories in our land?
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What has brought about thereducedconsumptionof beer?
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One is by increased purchases over and above what was purchased last year; the other is byreducedconsumption.
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Then there were higher prices, which, of course,reducedconsumption.
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A price increase in milk whichreducedconsumptionbelow the available supply would carry with it serious difficulties.
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The temporary increase in duty was designed to offset loss of revenue resulting from thereducedconsumptionof oil.
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We have heard a lot of talk about changes in the habits of the people and thereducedconsumptionof meat.
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Ecologically speaking, diesel is certainly a useful fuel in terms ofreducedconsumptionand improved efficiency.
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Reducedconsumptionmight not be wholly and immediately effective, but there is no practical alternative, for the moment, before the nation.
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It is more likely to result in increased prices andreducedconsumption, particularly in view of the global increase in prices.
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This will act as a disincentive to improvement leading to areducedconsumptionof energy.
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It is not anticipated that areducedconsumptionof matches will cause serious hardship, but the position is being carefully watched.
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I have my doubts about whether this will lead toreducedconsumption.
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