fuel rationing

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• Fuel protests in the United Kingdom — The fuel protests in the United Kingdom were a series of campaigns held in the United Kingdom over the cost of petrol and diesel for road vehicle use. There have been 3 notable campaigns amongst many other protests in the 21st century. The first… …   Wikipedia

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• rationing — n [U] a system of limiting and sharing food, clothing, fuel, etc, especially in times of war. Rationing was introduced in Britain and the US during both world wars, and continued after World War II in Britain for several years. People were given… …   Universalium

• rationing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strict ▪ bread, credit, food, fuel, gas (AmE), petrol (BrE), etc. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• rationing — ra|tion|ing [ˈræʃənıŋ] n [U] when the amount of food, petrol etc that people are allowed to have is limited by the government fuel/clothes/food etc rationing ▪ News of bread rationing created panic buying …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 2007 Gas Rationing Plan in Iran — was launched by president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad s cabinet to reduce that country s fuel consumption. Although Iran is one of the world s largest producers of petroleum, rapid increases in demand and limited refining capacity has forced the country… …   Wikipedia

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