Sentence examples for consumption was the from inspiring English sources

Petroleum consumption was the highest in at least 10 years.

California often leads national trends, and in 2008 its petrol consumption was the lowest since 2001.

White believed that energy consumption was the gauge of cultural advance.

But perhaps the very limited allocation for investment and consumption was the problem.

Fuel consumption was the second-highest complaint of buyers of the hybrid version of the Honda Civic.

Endless consumption was the engine that kept America's wealth flowing, and advertising and selling were considered almost sacred pursuits.

Most of them date from the 18th and 19th centuries, when an urban middle class was flush in Japan and conspicuous consumption was the order of the day.

In March this year, we saw record audiences across all of our digital platforms and TV consumption was the third highest over the past 10 years.

He said that penury, in a nation again going through an oil boom with corruption and conspicuous consumption, was "the best recognition one can make of a president".

Mr. Bush, on his recent visit to Mexico, acknowledged that American consumption was "the main reason why drugs are shipped through Mexico to the United States".

If fuel consumption was the top complaint for the Prius, it still came in best among compact cars, with just 81 complaints over all per 100 vehicles.