continent
Example Sentences
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But the continent still needs gas for much of its power generation, heating and industry.
Next to feel the pinch would be the continent of Africa.
From MarketWatch
He's been tasked with the rapid expansion of Germany's armed might, turning its army into the continent's most powerful fighting force.
From BBC
But that all changed in 1995 when the Bosman ruling - a case that fought to improve the rights of European players - significantly altered the landscape of football on the continent.
From BBC
Land-based removals are vulnerable to reversal—for example, if a carbon-sink forest were to catch fire—according to the European Environmental Bureau, which groups together nearly 200 green groups across the continents.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
