oil crisis

collocation in English

meaningsofoilandcrisis

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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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crisis
noun
uk
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈkraɪ.sɪs/
a time of great disagreement, confusion, ...
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(Definition ofoilandcrisisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoil crisis

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As long as oil-consuming countries continue to maintain oil reserves that can be used to cushion supplies, the prospects for futureoilcrisisdecline.
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Efforts to diversify the economy floundered as the exogenous shock of the early 1970soilcrisisimpacted on the world economy.
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After the secondoilcrisis, unemployment figures reached an all time high of 800,000 in 1984.
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At the end of 1973, oil prices rose sharply, due to theoilcrisis.
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Pressures to tighten the net of prudential supervision emerged after several failures of large central banks, particularly after the secondoilcrisisin 1979.
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During theoilcrisisin 1973 and thereafter, however, consumer sentiment was much more reactive to uncertainty about the future of the economy.
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However, it was not until the 1973oilcrisisthat the drive to create large scale oil infrastructure projects accelerated.
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The next two decades brought sustained challenge in the forms of race issues, riots, antipoverty programs, andoilcrisis.
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Theoilcrisisand the downturn in primary commodity prices soon exposed the export-dependent economy and government reliance on patronage.
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Completed in 1972, the project fell foul of the conservationists and theoilcrisis.
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Several additional factors contributed to this, the most dominant being the effects of the 1973\\74oilcrisison welfare expenditure.
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Commodity prices went up sharply following theoilcrisis, and led to over-investment on the part of the state.
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In the 'low growth' climate following the 1973-74oilcrisis, their progressive leadership based on social consumption did little to maintain a healthy management of local finance.
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In 1973, due to the worldwideoilcrisis, new regulation of the electricity sector was urged in order to change the electricity generation mix, reduce oil dependency and save energy.
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Let us take one case: the tax reduction measures adopted last year as a result of theoilcrisis.
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It has carried on ever since with even greater emphasis following theoilcrisislast year.
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There have been significant changes in the world economy since the project was launched, brought about, of course, by theoilcrisis, in particular.
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The balance of payments has suffered enough because of theoilcrisis.
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