volatile - use in sentences

Preposition: against

  • currency: Sterling has been very volatile against the other currencies this week, in particular the Australian Dollar.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Sadly the modern game has higher stakes than the past which in turn has made the game more volatile.

Modifies a noun

  • compound: The volatile compounds released are then analyzed in real time.
  • anesthetics: However neonates require lower concentrations of volatile anesthetics than infants.
  • solvent: The process involves the use of volatile solvents which are added to the oil stock to dissolve the wax.
  • substance: Six per cent reported taking volatile substances in the last year in 2002, compared with 7 per cent in 2001.
  • hydrocarbon: The inlet concentration is compared with the total allowable contamination for volatile hydrocarbons ( excluding methane ) set by ISBT at 20 ppmV.
  • temperament: Jess is a young woman who disguises a dysfunctional middle class background behind an edgy, volatile temperament.

Modifying Another Word

  • notoriously: Nor would joining the euro promote greater stability when it has been so notoriously volatile so far.
  • potentially: That would be likely to add to the problem of potentially volatile capital inflows next time around.
  • emotionally: Moon square Mars The square formed between the Moon and Mars shows that you have an emotionally volatile nature.
  • highly: The United Nations sent its own peacekeepers to the highly volatile regions affected by the fighting.
  • extremely: But the situation on the ground is extremely volatile.
  • increasingly: With public opinion increasingly volatile, there's panic at the top.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: However, the situation on the ground remains volatile, concluded Travers.
  • become: Oil prices have become far more volatile in recent years.
  • get: When the underlying gets very volatile you are often best advised to buy or sell at the market.

Preposition: than

  • market: Investments in small and emerging markets can be more volatile than other more developed markets.
  • revenue: Empirical analyzes by the IMF 11 shows that aid flows tend to be more volatile than fiscal revenue or output, and highly unpredictable.
  • other: All countries experience fluctuations in their rate of economic growth - some more volatile than others!

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