Sentences with phrase «gradual depletion»
"Gradual depletion" means a slow and continuous reduction or decrease over time. Full definition
However, increasing demand for electricity and direct coal consumption, and gradual depletion of its own supply, have led to it becoming the world's largest coal importer.
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And the last book of the Bible prophetically pointed to the gradual depletion of religion, that is false religion, by its members at Revelation 16, which says: «And the sixth one (of seven angels) poured out his bowl (symbolizing God's anger) upon the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun.»
They found that there has been a gradual depletion of long - lived, high - trophic - level fish, such as cod and haddock, and a corresponding rise of low - trophic - level invertebrates and plankton - feeding fish, such as anchovy.
The burgeoning world population (predicted to be 9.3 billion by 2050), changing consumer demand in third - world countries, the gradual depletion of prime agricultural land, the use of innovative technologies, and scientists who view plants as a source of industrial products as well as food all contribute to the good prospects for the ag - biotech industry, particularly in Canada.
Some of the classic symptoms of the gradual depletion of growth hormone are:
Thus, it has been suggested that the gradual depletion of brain glucose can contribute to the progression of Alzheimer's disease (17).
The degradation of forest quality might cause a gradual depletion of rich diversity of the forest flora and fauna of the Sundarbans ecosystem» (Ministry of Environment and Forest, 32).
There are also simple risks like damage from wear and tear and gradual depletion that are not covered.