(n.) Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc.
(n.) Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement.
(v. t.) To feed with fuel.
(v. t.) To store or furnish with fuel or firing.
Example Sentences:
(1) But when he speaks, the crowds who have come together to make a stand against government corruption and soaring fuel prices cheer wildly.
(2) First, it has diverted grain away from food for fuel, with over a third of US corn now used to produce ethanol and about half of vegetable oils in the EU going towards the production of biodiesel.
(3) The way we are going to pay for that is by making the rules the same for people who go into care homes as for people who get care at their home, and by means-testing the winter fuel payment, which currently isn’t.” Hunt said the plan showed the Conservatives were capable of making difficult choices.
(4) Although the relative contributions of different fuels varies greatly in different organisms, in none is there a simple reliance on stored ATP.
(5) It did the job of triggering growth, but it also fueled real-estate speculation, similar to what was going on in the mid-2000s here.” Slowing economic growth may be another concern.
(6) Photograph: AP Reasons for wavering • State relies on coal-fired electricity • Poor prospects for wind power • Conservative Democrat • Represents conservative district in conservative state and was elected on narrow margins Campaign support from fossil fuel interests in 2008 • $93,743 G K Butterfield (North Carolina) GK Butterfield, North Carolina.
(7) Biomass and crops for animals are as damaging as [burning] fossil fuels.” The recommendation follows advice last year that a vegetarian diet was better for the planet from Lord Nicholas Stern , former adviser to the Labour government on the economics of climate change.
(8) Critics of wind power peddle the same old myths about investment in new energy sources adding to families' fuel bills , preferring to pick a fight with people concerned about the environment, than stand up to vested interests in the energy industry, for the hard-pressed families and pensioners being ripped off by the energy giants.
(9) The figures, published in the company’s annual report , triggered immediate anger from fuel poverty campaigners who noted that energy suppliers had just been rapped over the knuckles by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for overcharging .
(10) This is triggered not so much by climate change but the cause of global warming itself: the burning of fossil fuels both inside and outside the home, says Farrar.
(11) Pensioners, like those in receipt of long-term social welfare payments or those who can prove they cannot provide their heating needs during winter, are entitled to a means-tested weekly winter fuel allowance of €20 (£ 14.54) per household.
(12) Humans who lack availability of carbohydrate fuels may provide important models for the study of physiological control mechanisms.
(13) As judged by the evolution of 14CO2, rates of oxidation of individual fuels by tissues of the conceptus appeared to be conditioned by ambient fuel concentrations rather than the dietary status of the mother.
(14) This dependence reflects the need of glucose as a fuel.
(15) Called arctic packs, the insulating material consists of crude oil or diesel fuel.
(16) It combined regular interviews with a study of the impact on each household of benefit changes, pension reforms, social care cuts and fuel price increases.
(17) Without action today, the winter fuel payment would have decreased in value this coming winter.
(18) Two years later, the Guardian could point to reforms that owed much to what Ashley called his "bloody-mindedness" in five areas: non-disclosure of victims' names in rape cases; the rights of battered wives; the ending of fuel disconnections for elderly people; a royal commission on the legal profession; and civil liability for damages such as those due to thalidomide victims.
(19) These data suggest that fasting mobilizes maternal fuel stores but that these stores are not effectively used by the placenta or transported to the fetus for storage.
(20) Because the fossil fuel industry faces a closing pincers.
Verd
Definition:
(n.) The privilege of cutting green wood within a forest for fuel.
(n.) The right of pasturing animals in a forest.
(n.) Greenness; freshness.
Example Sentences:
(1) Laguna Verde, on the Gulf of Mexico about 75 km north of the city of Veracruz, is the location of the country's first nuclear power plant.
(2) Grilled cuttlefish on a bed of chestnut purée comes dramatically drizzled with black squid ink and shredded fried leek, while the innocuous-sounding champi con foie conceals mushroom, foie gras, creamy alioli (garlic mayonnaise) and a slick of salsa verde.
(3) Cape Verde, off the west African coast – which began to report cases of infection in October, will also be closely watched.
(4) The best sauces for beef are: a good horseradish, chimichurri , salsa verde again, or bearnaise (if you're showing off).
(5) "While we do see reductions in five countries (Cape Verde, Ghana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe), we also find increases in lived poverty in five others (Botswana, Mali, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania)," it states.
(6) Time being elastic on Culatra, lunch lasts long enough for me to floor plenty of chilly vinho verde and to make friends with just about everyone on the terrace.
(7) The findings are discussed with reference to the climatic conditions at Laguna Verde and the expected effect of such an environment on the relative frequencies of these species.
(8) Only 14 African countries are party to the convention : Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland and Togo.
(9) Fly to Salt Lake City airport Stay at One of the park campsites, from $10, or at Best Western Canyonlands Inn , from $160 Bob Gibbons and Siân Pritchard-Jones, authors, The Grand Canyon Guide (Cicerone, £14) Ancient dwellings of Mesa Verde NP , Colorado Mesa Verde (Spanish for green table), offers a spectacular look into the Pueblo people, who lived here from AD600 to AD1300.
(10) De acuerdo con el gobierno de la ciudad, la zona central de la Ciudad de México posee 5.4 metros cuadrados de áreas verdes por habitante.
(11) Flowers, who has been charged with drugs offences, declined Kelly's requests to be interviewed for the report, as did Mark Hoban, the Conservative MP who was a Treasury minister at the time of the Verde deal.
(12) Elsewhere, the two-times Cup of Nations-winning manager Hervé Renard saw his new side Morocco secure a vital victory in Cape Verde to move to the top of Group F. Youssef El Arabi scored the only goal from the penalty spot after 26 minutes.
(13) Six wines to serve with vegetable dishes Tapada de Villar Vinho Verde, Portugal 2012 (£6.99, Marks & Spencer ) A crackling, gently lemon-sherbet spritzy white with a gentle tropical fruit character that is light enough on its feet and in alcohol to serve with summery vegetable dishes such as green salad or chilled pea and mint soup.
(14) Colorado begins in the southern deserts around Mesa Verde national park ancestral home to the cliff-dwelling Anasazi, and climbs quickly into the soaring Rockies.
(15) Myners says ministers have admitted they facilitated the Verde deal (not the same as pushing it though).
(16) Marks defended the Verde deal which would have transformed the bank on the high street, agreeing that he was the "driving force".
(17) Oh, missed this line about the folly of the Project Verde deal, but the Telegraph caught it: Telegraph Finance (@TeleFinance) Myners also says that if Project Verde had happened, there was no way the board would have had the experience needed to run the group May 7, 2014 Updated at 4.54pm BST 4.26pm BST Jill Treanor (@jilltreanor) Myners telling MPs that regulators could appoint inspectors to review the board if Co-op rejects needs for change May 7, 2014 4.25pm BST Myners: If Co-op rejects change, regulators could be forced to act Should the regulators take a closer look at the conduct of the Bank board?
(18) He said the bank had lost its way over the previous five years, during which it had expanded rapidly, merging with the Britannia and then attempting the audacious but ill-fated takeover of more than 600 so-called Verde branches from Lloyds Banking Group, in a move that would have given the Co-op a 1,000-strong network .
(19) The failure of the Co-op to take over 631 branches from Lloyds Banking Group in the Project Verde deal will continue to be examined this week when the former chairman of the bank appears before the Treasury select committee of MPs.
(20) Asked whether there had been political interference to do the Verde deal – as has been asserted by failed bidders for the branches – Marks replied: "Not that I'm aware of."