| 词汇 | example_english_scarce-commodity |
| 释义 | scarce commoditycollocation in Englishmeanings of scarceand commodityThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with commodity. scarce adjective uk /skeəs/ us /skers/ not easy to find ... See more at scarce commodity noun[C] uk /kəˈmɒd.ə.ti/ us /kəˈmɑː.də.t̬i/ a substance or product that can be traded, bought, ... See more at commodity Examples of scarce commodityThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Under the blistering heat, the long marches could be exhausting and water was a scarcecommodity. Coal was the main source of energy and an extremely scarcecommodity until 1948. Now that war has mutated and expanded to include all kinds of armed conflict not previously recognised under international humanitarian law, peace has become a scarcecommodity. However, due to the nature of expertise (it is by definition a scarcecommodity) there is often not a very large pool of experts to choose from. Party nominations are, however, far from a scarcecommodity. A refrigerator is of great value in saving food, which is becoming a scarcecommodity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If dollars were spent, the saving had to be very large to justify the use of this scarcecommodity rather than the use of sterling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because, on the whole, it is a scarcecommodity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have released a very scarcecommodity and people are fighting for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have always looked upon rent restriction as, in essence, a form of rationing of a scarcecommodity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both on the railways and elsewhere that is a very scarcecommodity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must do this because land is a very scarcecommodity in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The property owner is in possession of a scarcecommodity which is a necessity to the lives of the people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only purpose of the amendment is to increase the consumption of a scarcecommodity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even paper for children to work on has in many cases become a scarcecommodity, as have pencils and pens. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder whether he always sufficiently treats their skill as a scarcecommodity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To-day it has all disappeared and butter is a scarcecommodity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my view, that is a scarcecommodity in present circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these demands on this scarcecommodity have been postulated for my area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Often quantity will give some guide, and another time reliance can be placed on the scarcecommodity of commonsense or common-sense judgment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of scarce Go to the definition of commodity See other collocations with commodity |
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