consumption - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • alcohol: Moderate drinking Moderate consumption of alcohol can reduce the risk of heart disease in people over the age of 40.
  • beverage: Alcohol intolerance ( facial flushing or skin irritation after consumption of an alcoholic beverage ) was common.
  • foodstuff: Doses can increase accordingly through the consumption of such foodstuffs.
  • fruit: Intake of vitamin C was higher than the same period in 1997, mainly due to an increase in consumption of fresh fruit.
  • meat: But most human consumption of meat and meat products involves a cooking process which would not give any deactivation at all.

Converse of object

  • reduce: For example, careful repair an reuse of wooden pallets reduced consumption from 5000 to 2000 pallets per year.
  • minimize: The high quality design which this site deserves should include ambitious strategies to minimize resource consumption.

Adjective modifier

  • excessive: Dietary changes that may be helpful Excessive caffeine consumption has been associated with arrhythmia in human studies.
  • conspicuous: High culture is for them a form of conspicuous consumption.
  • supervised: There are plans to develop services for: supervised consumption of prescribed medicines needle exchange services advice to care homes minor ailment schemes.
  • human: Burning buried sunshine: human consumption of ancient solar energy.
  • sustainable: Driving forces of and barriers to sustainable consumption ( international workshop ).
  • reduced: This reflects reduced energy consumption by the Environment Business.

Preposition: per

  • capita: Notes to the Editor 1. The average water consumption per capita in Scotland is 140 liters per person per day.

Noun used with modifier

  • alcohol: The purpose of the course is to teach you about the effects of alcohol consumption.
  • fuel: Fuel consumption is amazing, 4 hour flights become a true reality.
  • energy: Second, we can reduce inputs of carbon dioxide by reducing wasteful energy consumption.
  • capita: Indicator 1: Water Consumption The average household per capita consumption of water in Hertfordshire for 1997/98 was 170 liters per head per day.
  • oxygen: Moreover, there is a rise in metabolic rate and oxygen consumption.
  • electricity: Owing to the high electricity consumption per customer in Texas, overall average consumption rose by 56 % .

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