Sentence examples for controlled commodity from inspiring English sources

Rice is a controlled commodity.

Last week, two senior House Democrats outlined a plan to cap carbon dioxide emissions and force companies to trade carbon emission credits; this would turn what was long unregulated into a tightly controlled commodity.

It was also once a tightly controlled commodity traded in mainly regional markets, until the advent of the supertanker in the 1960s.In the past, the huge capital and running costs involved in LNG have hampered the market's growth.

In Japan, rice is a controlled commodity, with the government regulating the amount of land used for cultivation and overseeing the distribution, usually through designated stores.

The study recommends that the best way to prevent conflict and restore peace is to effectively control commodity production and to wean a nation away from a heavy dependence on cash crops and natural resources.

Nevertheless, politicians have tried to control commodity prices even if it was ultimately futile.

However, from another perspective, we sometimes need to control commodity price fluctuations, and one effective method is to shorten the time between the initiation of changes in production and the final alteration of supply.

Since Winston Churchill switched the fuel source for the Royal Navy from coal-powered to oil-driven, crude oil (a type of oil that is refined into various petroleum products including gasoline) has been the controlling commodity that influences worldwide energy price (although some markets have been able to, arguably, decouple the price of crude from natural gas).

They're also technically protected by monopolistic immunity, which comes with it the nasty habit of controlling commodities like tickets.

Finally, our grain-based food supply is largely controlled by commodity traders and brokers - speculators now dictate the price and availability of many foods on our supermarket shelves.

It nationalized bankrupt railways, introduced income taxes, and controlled some commodity prices, and, in the spring of 1917, it introduced compulsory military service conscription in response to a growing manpower crisis in the Canadian army.