The phrase "as adding fuel" is not correct in standard written English without additional context.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing something that intensifies or exacerbates a situation, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The recent scandal was like adding fuel to the fire of the ongoing controversy."
Alternatives: "like pouring gasoline" or "as intensifying the situation".
His colleague cited breaking press reports of ICRC comments about Guantanamo as adding fuel to the fire.
No criminal charges were ever filed against the aldermen -- "that would have been perceived as adding fuel to the fire," said Roger Gilmore, former dean of the School of the Art Institute and later dean of the Maine College of Art.
Given the current tensions between the Iran and the United States and Israell), making a film about an act of Iranian aggression could easily be seen as adding fuel to a fire that's already spread to the floor of the United Nation's General Assembly.
Alcohol use has been described as "adding fuel to the fire" of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa [ 1].
Optimum condition for production of smaller crystals was determined as using EDTA as added fuel and added/main fuels molar ratio of 0.75.
The A220, designed for the 100-to 150 passenger market, provides both passenger comfort – wider seats, bigger windows, a quieter flight – as well as added fuel efficiency due to improved aerodynamics, lighter materials and new engines.
On you go, a slow burn, adding fuel as more people start to play, more teams register, more kids think about a Test cap, more lifelong diehards sign their pledge without even knowing it.
Most likely an ulcer: Romney's the standard-bearer of a standard that is increasingly tarnished by the crazy things candidates for the Senate and House are saying, such as Richard Mourdock and Todd Akin's comments on rape adding fuel to the "war on women" fire that was so prevalent in the news cycle for a few weeks.
-- adding fuel to the rumor fire.
The mayor of St . Louisasked that this footage not be released for months so as not to add fuel to the post Michael Brown flames.
They argue that there is a distinction to be made between the broad practice of brokers' asking an investor about his intention to buy stock in the aftermarket in the interest of price stability, and brokers' securing firm agreements to buy as a way to add fuel to a speculative stock.
