'some reserves' is a perfectly acceptable phrase which can be used in written English.
For example, "they had some reserves of food left over from their grocery shopping."
It includes their equity, near-equity and some reserves.
In fact, the survey found, some reserves actually attract impoverished settlers seeking land.
Some reserves are little more than "paper parks" with little value to nature conservation.
The country has some reserves of coal, but it has no coal-mining or petroleum-extraction industries.
But living conditions for many are poor, and some reserves have high rates of poverty, addiction, joblessness and suicide.
However, in some parts of Africa elephants are abundant, and culling is practiced in some reserves to prevent habitat destruction.
It is prudent for all organisations to have some reserves to balance out variations in cash flow.
While some reserves have successful economies, others such as Attawapiskat, have appalling housing and lack running water.
Excluding legal expenses and the release of some reserves for medical claims, profit was $1.04 a share, Oxford said.
