viable source
collocation in Englishmeaningsofviableandsource
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viable
adjective
uk/ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/us/ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/
able to work as intended or able ...
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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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In addition, it must be able to support the industry, should this be necessary, when there is no otherviablesourceof strategic investment.
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In the long term, it is a potentiallyviablesourceof energy.
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Unless those drawbacks can be overcome, a tax on currency transactions will not be aviablesourceof funds for social development.
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However due to conservation issues this species is not considered aviablesourceof tryptamines, as outlined below.
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The municipality also has aviablesourceof sand and gravel.
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Although not a practical device for generating nuclear energy, the fusor serves as aviablesourceof neutrons.
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It was not until the invention of the voltaic pile in the eighteenth century that aviablesourceof electricity became available.
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Construction of a geothermal distribution system was begun in 1976 after the discovery of a commerciallyviablesourcein 1975.
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They are aviablesourceof income and nutrition.
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Natural gas has been aviablesourceof energy in the world.
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While solar thermal energy appears to be a more efficient source of renewable energy, many urban planners also view photovoltaics as aviablesourceof energy.
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If permanence makes for viable sources, then it is the printed media of magazines and newspapers that provide a more accessible and more comprehensive documentary record for historians.
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We should seek economically viable sources of electricity generation.
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Granitic pegmatites also provide the greatest abundance of lithium-containing minerals, with spodumene and petalite being the most commercially viable sources.
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There are no other viable sources for the total number of martyrdoms in a province.
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The search for more economically viable sources continues in the area.
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This discovery led to the intense study and re-evaluation of other known lamproite occurrences worldwide; previously only kimberlite pipes were considered economically viable sources of diamonds.
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