unconventional source
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunconventionalandsource
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unconventional
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us/ˌʌn.kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
different from what is usual or from the way most people ...
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source
noun[C]
uk/sɔːs/us/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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These data came from anunconventionalsourceand represent the preconceptions of senior managerial men and their wives about retirement.
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Tight gas is considered anunconventionalsourceof natural gas.
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I also believe that it is essential to shorten the procedures for rolling out projects aimed at finding alternative and unconventional sources of energy.
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We wish to encourage the development of vehicles powered by currently unconventional sources of energy.
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Turning to unconventional sources, we find the potential is vast.
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On a world scale there are vast unconventional sources of hydrocarbons.
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Prices have now reached levels where it is economic to invest in alternative sources of energy and even in unconventional sources.
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In the longer term, oil may need to be recovered from even more unconventional sources, such as oil shales, tar sands, coal or even the deep sea.
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We use the expressions, "alternative sources of energy", "unconventional sources of energy", "renewable sources of energy", and sometimes these are referred to as the "soft energy options"or the"benign sources".
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The world's reserves of fossil fuels are large, particularly in view of the unconventional sources, such as oil from deeper waters, oil shales and tar sands.
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On the face of it, most of the unconventional sources that have been examined seem to be unlikely to contribute very much to meeting our energy needs.
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Unconventional sources, such as heavy crude oil, oil sands, and oil shale are not counted as part of oil reserves.
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