short rations

collocation in English

meaningsofshortandration

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short
adjective
uk
/ʃɔːt/us
/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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ration
noun[C]
uk
/ˈræʃ.ən/us
/ˈræʃ.ən/
a limited amount of something that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of ...
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(Definition ofshortandrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Surely consumers are entitled to select the day on which they will take theirshortration?
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I want to spend myshortrationof time on one or two suggestions.
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We are unfortunately living on short rations, and also with too few houses.
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In the last war, gallant efforts were made by the convoys to bring food to these shores, and we had to operate on short rations.
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We cannot afford to do that unless our people are put on short rations much sooner than has been anticipated and expected.
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Unless the towns are prepared to give up a little to the country, they will soon see their mistake when they find themselves on very short rations.
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Larger crossbred horses were acceptable for regular work with plentiful rations, but proved less able to withstand short rations and long journeys.
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All of the settlers, soldiers and convicts were put onto short rations when the supply ships failed to arrive.
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Union soldiers began to feel the effect of extremely short rations and many of their horses and mules died.
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This increased the likelihood of short rations, scurvy or starvation leading to poor health or even death for members of the crew and resultant risk to the ship.
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