natural resources
Example Sentences
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Rich in natural resources, Central Asia's five republics have courted interest from major powers including China, the European Union and the United States since becoming independent from the Soviet Union in 1991.
From Barron's
Carney’s master plan for breaking U.S. dependency—extracting more natural resources and diversifying their export—will take years at best, and he may not be making the best start.
From Barron's
“It’s the shared financing with the private sector, the development of Alaska’s natural resources and the benefits of producing something in Alaska versus outside.”
Women and girls face disproportionate impacts from climate change, the UN says, largely because they make up the majority of the world's poor and rely heavily on local natural resources for their livelihoods.
From Barron's
"It is the perennial problem," said Heather Exner-Pirot, director of natural resources, energy and the environment at the MacDonald-Laurier Institute think tank, and who is based in Calgary, Alberta.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
