Sentence examples for drive up consumption from inspiring English sources
While New Delhi spends heavily on rural subsidies that win votes and drive up consumption, it is behind on spending to alleviate pressure on its roads, ports and power supply.
Beijing's commitment to spend billions of dollars on new roads, ports and other infrastructure is likely to drive up consumption of commodities such as iron ore, copper and nickel.
As trade changes, diets can become more secure (hunger becomes less of a problem), but the cheapening of calories, the reliance on imported food, and the influence of food marketing drive up consumption and drive down nutrient density.
Global growth in demand for animal feed is accelerating due to the combined impact of population increase and increased per capita income, which drives up consumption of meat.
But, paradoxically, this efficiency has only driven up overall consumption.
"That'll drive up grain consumption because cattle need lots of food," Mr. Heebner said.
In many places this combination is expected to exacerbate public health risks and drive up energy consumption in what becomes a dangerous feedback loop.
Efforts to deter consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fatty foods have gained favor in the United States as skyrocketing obesity rates drive up healthcare costs.
"The availability of quality vended drinks, along with economic pressure both on work rates and on the individual's pocket, have combined to drive up quality drinks consumption on the premises," said LTT Vending's sales director, Robin Turver.
