How To Use Fuel In A Sentence

Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
Both groups are forced to suffer the prejudices that have been fuelled by the tabloids and absorbed by an uninformed public.
They were however a bit thirsty as far as fuel was concerned due to their 4 giant 4125 kilowatt motors, and never reached production.
A couple of coats of new antifouling paint may cost the equivalent of a couple tanks of gas, but you will keep saving money on fuel all season long.
There are no problems, either, in regard to fuels and lubricants, that is, in the refining industry. The Speech

With a full tank of fuel, the weight bias shifts rearwards slightly, which helps traction, as does the standard limited slip differential.
The fuel tanks are self-sealing, with a fuel crossfeed system that provides continuity of supply if one of the fuel circuits fails.
Aerogels had been largely forgotten when, in the late 1970s, the French government approached Stanislaus Teichner at Universite Claud Bernard, Lyon seeking a method for storing oxygen and rocket fuels in porous materials. A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch
In the child's imagination, fuelled by science-fiction, the aliens are about to land.
Then the piston moves back up to compress this fuel/air mixture.
Radioactive waste is simply spent fuel.
This capability has major logistic advantages in obviating the need to carry other fuels to battle.
The success of the natural sciences has been fueled by "consilience," he says. Wilson's World
Starting this month, rival United Parcel Service Inc.'s freight division is raising average noncontractual shipping rates in North America by 6.9%, as the industry copes with rapidly rising fuel costs. FedEx to Raise U.S., Canada Freight Rates 6.8%
In addition to information about glassified waste from national defense projects, such as plutonium production at Hanford, DOE also is interested in information that could be useful if the nation decides to reprocess commercial nuclear fuel and then glassify the waste from reprocessing. The Seattle Times
Running low on fuel Fuchida headed directly back to the battle fleet, now 190 miles north of Oahu.
On a global scale, 77% of energy is created from fossil fuels.
After winning the TAFC title moments earlier, Austin's dragster, which he purchased from the estate of the late Gary Ormsby, broke at the start of the burnout in the Top Fuel final.
These calories are used to: replenish your glycogen (the way you store fuel in your muscles and liver) and oxygen stores. resynthesize phosphagen (ATP-PC). remove lactate. repair the wear and tear on your muscles caused by exercise (and these patch kits are made up of protein, which is costly in terms of calories). return your increased ventilation, blood circulation and body temperature to pre-exercise levels. hormones exercise induces (which also require protein). Chicagotribune.com -
Fueling up can decrease errors, increase productivity, improve your mood and prevent binge eating later on.
A petrol tank containing high-octane fuel is beside your seat.
Afterward the rider returns the maintenance station to refuel in abundance carries on the final sprint.
She contends that U.S. officials overreacted, rather than dealing pragmatically with adoption procedures in a country where poverty and a long-running insurgency fueled widespread child abandonment, impaired record-keeping, and hampered official investigative capabilities. Despite Hurdles, Families Pursue Nepal Adoptions
In the aerospace and transport industries, scientists and engineers use stoichiometric procedures to calculate fuel needs.
The key to their popularity was government subsidy and regulation that obliged motorists and oil companies to use biofuels. Times, Sunday Times
Experts attribute the behaviour to 'musth' (a state of heightened testosterone-fuelled aggression in bull elephants). The Times of India
Fiery dishes such as curry fuel mouth heat receptors. The Sun
- A small backpacker stove, fuel and cookpot (and spoon!) - Clothing suitable for wet, windy or cold weather Parry thrust parry
He said he hoped the government's measure to cap fuel prices should not last too long because it could have repercussions in the long run.
The protons recombine with the oxygen in the air that's also flowing through the fuel cell and is then expelled as water vapor.
The fuel now is superordinated for the city's pollution.
The 18 new buses are diesel-electric hybrids, and they get 60 percent better fuel economy and provide up to a 90 percent reduction of certain emissions than the previous diesel buses.
The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing.
I met fuel-injection-pump rebuilders who knew the gross margins of every nozzle and pump they produced.
The trade-off for drivers would be the abolition of road tax and fuel duty, and more spending on the road network. Times, Sunday Times
A similar blend of fuel oil allegedly was used in the Oklahoma City bombing.
Cheaper jet fuel means we save money by flying to Florida with enough go-juice to make it both ways. Undefined
In a bold response, Congressional leaders added a measure to the energy bill raising fuel economy by one mile per gallon.
He had never professed love, just a lustful possessive desire that fueled the cruelty in his obsession.
In another measure to improve fuel efficiency, the top three gear ratios in the transmission have been extended to ensure the engine runs at lower RPMs, the electric motor-assisted steering system reduces demands on the engine. Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
Its product, wood, is of primary importance to humans as timber for construction, fuelwoods, and wood-pulp for paper manufacturing.
The move to more fuel-efficient aircraft has also helped to achieve higher productivity.
Since the feminine is out of balance in the female body and the predominant culture, women are not receiving the nurturance they need to fuel their outer work. Wild Feminine
Costs have been cut by changing the crude mix and switching the plant's boilers to burn gas rather than more expensive fuel oil. Times, Sunday Times
The resulting explosions of fuel and air drive the pistons which turn the crankshaft.
The dual ignition system also allows for an extremely lean fuel-air mixture and late ignition timing during warm-up.
As they wait to land, they burn jet fuel, pollute the air and disturb the lives of people below. Times, Sunday Times
From the very beginning of the automobile age, industry analysts, following the lead of farsighted engineers, issued warnings about the reliance on a nonrenewable fuel source.
Successive governments are accused of prioritising the motorist by cutting vehicle taxes for fuel-efficient models and spending billions on road building. Times, Sunday Times
We'd better fuel up at the next town.
Bond revenue and special funds like the highway account fueled by the gasoline tax are earmarked in advance.
The F-22's "supercruise," that is, its ability to cruise supersonically, is unusably short in duration due to inadequate onboard fuel capacity -- so short that current Air Force training missions to exercise supercruising combat actually schedule one tanker refueling just before going supersonic and one more refueling before going home subsonically. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
In the transportation field, taxis and the most basic commodity of all, fuel, are based on unit cost prices.
We are working to ensure women can safely cook, and don't put themselves in harm's way gathering firewood by providing safe, efficient stoves and teaching women to create fuel briquettes made out of organic waste. Josette Sheeran: We Can End Hunger: 10 Ways to Feed the World
A key reason was that predictions of fossil fuel use rely heavily on economic predictions, which have been shown to be almost useless. Times, Sunday Times
‘The first and most important step is to make policies to provide better fuels before we look for alternative fuels,’ he said, suggesting the consumption of leaded gasoline be reduced.
Coal is on its way out and, while gas importantly emits the least carbon of any fossil fuel, it cannot carry the load on its own. Times, Sunday Times
The economic slowdown has dented demand for petrol and diesel, into which biofuels are mixed. Times, Sunday Times
After taking lead out of the gasoline the compression ratios had to be dropped to 8 and 9 to 1 in order to avoid preignition igniting of the fuel which the lead was in there to prevent. The Volokh Conspiracy » More Good Summer TV:
The result will inevitably fuel speculation about the Prime Minister's future.
They will also be greener, being powered by liquefied natural gas and fuel cells. Times, Sunday Times
His plan centers on increased support for renewable energy and for alternative motor fuels made from corn and soybeans.
When you hear the term hacking, or hackathon, the first image that probably comes to mind is a handful of programmers staying up all night long, fueled by Mountain Dew and Twinkies, hacking away on laptops at arcane code. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Another source of energy that is needed in medium - and large-scale plants is diesel fuel required for operating forklifts which is estimated at one litre per ton of final product. Chapter 10
Over the next 7 hours, fuels technicians filled and emptied seven fuel bowsers without further incident.
BRIQUETTE (diminutive of Fr. _brique_, brick), a form of fuel, known also as "patent fuel," consisting of small coal compressed into solid blocks by the aid of some binding material. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
The fuel inlet connector and the armature are adapted to permit a first flow path of gaseous fuel between the armature and the magnetic coil as part of a path leading to said fuel valve.
In this paper, three future directions, clean fuels, replaceable fuels and catalytic purifier, were discussed briefly.
We have news that fuel transited through Iran is handed over to NATO forces. Afghan protesters hurl eggs, stones at Iranian consulate over fuel blockade
The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.
The engines are fuelled by liquid petroleum gas, which means that there is no risk of a fire breaking out.
We suspected that most people would not spontaneously think in terms of this curvilinearity and would, in fact, think that fuel consumption decreases as a linear function of MPG. The Miles Per Gallon Illusion | clusterflock
We secured the fires, stopped the fuel oil pump and left. Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445
At another time it might have been a pretty journey, the hills just turning the colors of pumpkin and hay and pomegranate and the skies depthless and clear, but now everywhere one looked most of the trees had been felled for fuel and there was only a hazy, oppressive brightness refracted from the shorn hillsides. Excerpt: The Surrendered by Chang-rae Lee
The main fuel tanks, with a capacity of 2,539 litres, are installed under the floor of the cabin and in the lateral sponsons.
After a decade of focused research and development, the auto industry worldwide has passed a milestone with the arrival of the first test fleets of seemingly roadworthy fuel-cell cars.
Any more massive star that exhausts its nuclear fuel will collapse completely under its own gravity.
The same techniques are allegedly used to boost fuel efficiency, although manufacturers deny the claims. Times, Sunday Times
The fuel gages dropped swiftly.
There was an item on Dustbury last week about refineries post-Katrina, linking to Hatless in Hattiesburg's suggestion to replace refineries which were destroyed or disabled by Katrina with new refineries on military bases slated for being "realigned," and to Engine of the Future's suggestion to lift for three years the EPA regulations requiring different fuel blends for different regions, so that gasoline can be shipped wherever it's needed, avoiding artificial shortages. Oily residue - BatesLine
At $1.50 per gallon, fuel cost per mile is 7.5 cents. Economics of Hydrogen, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Nuclear power plants used enriched uranium as fuel to make steam to turn turbines which generate electricity.
Liquid-fueled DF-5A missiles may not employ storable liquid fuel propellant, possibly requiring a lengthy fueling process before firing.
What follows is a sort of addled odyssey fuelled by comic self-aggrandisement and rage against the various machines of money-making. Lights Out in Wonderland by DBC Pierre
Each missile contained 44 kg of high explosives and 498 kg of rocket fuel.
The gauge relies upon a sensor in the tank to relay the fuel level.
Hasn't he any conception of the devastation caused to this planet by burning fossil fuels?
Mr Crawford has put a padlock on the fuel tank but suspects it won't be enough to stop determined thieves.
These are not part of our definition of platform which centers on the engine, transmission, suspension. floor and underbody, and fuel tank.
A television camera aboard Discovery's giant external fuel tank provided never-before-seen images of the shuttle jettisoning the tank and moving away.
The engines are fuelled by liquid petroleum gas, which means that there is no risk of a fire breaking out.
A few years ago a car fuelled by solar energy would have been inconceivable.
With the unresolved limina of Gertrude's involvement only fuelling his existential crisis, trapped in a tangle of determinacy and authoritative warp, Hamlet has only his affective judgement to fall back. Modality and Hamlet
Fueled by supremacist and puritan theological creeds their symbolic acts of power become uncompromisingly fanatic and violent.
It works well, maximising fuel economy and refinement while providing extra grip when it is needed. Times, Sunday Times
The same is true of council tax, vehicle excise duty and fuel duty. Times, Sunday Times
Did you applaud the hauliers and farmers and gleefully hope that their muscle would bring down the cost of fuel?
Meysman et al. also assign a "revolutionary" position to bioturbation in the grand scheme of evolution: "Benthic fauna had to adapt to the newly emerging bioturbated sediment conditions, thereby fuelling the 'Cambrian explosion'". Bioturbation all around you
Fueling emotions on the campus is the discovery that the university forgave $31.4 million in athletics debts in 2007. College football coaches see salaries rise in down economy
Fuel and tankers became so scarce in the spring of 1942 that oil was scavenged from the unsalvageable battleships still resting on the bottom of Battleship Row.
The new version of its popular widebody 777 has lightweight composites, new engines and significant fuel savings. Times, Sunday Times
The huge transports bring in troops, supplies, equipment, food, water, ammunition, fuel and medicine.
The money flowing in reduces local incentives to work and fuels inflation. The Mexican Connection
The agricultural chemicals and the fuel are no longer available.
With new efforts to try to manage this killer disease it is important that nations begin tackling some of the problems that fuel the scourge.
Ireland's heavy reliance on fossil fuels such as oil and coal is not sustainable for the future, he said.
High fuel costs make commodities more expensive and put a premium on locally produced goods.
Chairman of the panel told members the scheme would help to pave the way for more efficient uses of fuel in the 21st century.
Read on to discover how this radically innovative ‘fuel injection’ training gel is revolutionizing the supplement industry.
(A striking example of this hypocrisy was the solicitude displayed by the Russian landowners last year, their efforts to combat the famine which they had caused, and by which they profited, selling not only bread at the highest price, but even potato haulm at five rubles the dessiatine (about 2 and four - fifths acres) for fuel to the freezing peasants.) The Kingdom of God Is Within You
The decision to raise tariffs on imports will only add fuel to the fire.
NASA said the word "ullage" comes from the French term "ouillage," used in winemaking to describe the space between wine and the top of a storage container. In this case, it refers to the space at the top of the first stage fuel tank and the need to push the fuel to the bottom of the tank. Latest News - UPI.com
The range and endurance time are also extended by in-flight refuelling, using a probe and drogue inflight refuelling system.
The electrons on the anode migrate via a wire to the cathode, the other electrode in the fuel cell, where they are electrochemically assisted to combine with the protons and produce hydrogen gas.
And this spring, the core price indexes, which exclude food and fuel, have posted modest increases.
Nuclear power could free up more fossil and biomass fuels to use as liquid fuel for ground transportation.
Food sweetener could be 'fuelling' childhood diabetes, study finds Clipmarks | Live Clips
The imperative to move quickly past fossil fuels to clean energies - wind, solar and biomass - and conservation measures such as retrofitting homes, was noted by those reporting that 2009 and 2010 have been the hottest years on record, and Boulder and Jefferson County (where Coors operates a coal-fired plant) have earned an "F" grade for ozone levels in recent years. Michele Swenson: The Urgency of Toxic Coal Ash Regulation and the Move to Clean Energy
Where did the cities earn the money to buy food and fuel and clothing and the other necessities of life? A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
To give extra thrust, the engine reheat method was used which alights fuel in the jet pipe, giving her the title ‘Rocket’.
They are designed to protect fuel pumps, fuel-pressure regulators, carburetors, and nitrous-oxide systems from dirt and debris.
The leaking fuel was then ignited by the nearby engines. Times, Sunday Times
At the office, he began rewarding employees for improving the fuel efficiency of their own cars and for carpooling.
As has been stated above one of the main fuel tanks was removed from the fuselage in order to adapt the aircraft from its original single-seater design.
The tanker Jessica - carrying some 7700 barrels of fuel - ran aground on Tuesday.
Fueling boilers for power generation is one of the best ways of decontaminating garbage.
Wood provided fuel for domestic heat and cooking, and for industrial processes such as brewing beer or smelting iron.
Understanding the desires of both the developer and the golfer fuels the creative fire of most golf course architects.
He envisages a future in which America's fuel will come from planting above ground rather than drilling below it. Times, Sunday Times
The octane rating of petrol tells how much a given fuel can be compressed before it spontaneously ignites.
These are capable of refuelling Navy and NATO aircraft, which use a probe and drogue system instead of a boom and receptacle.
Consumers are currently provided with two separate measures to consider when purchasing a vehicle: crashworthiness (and sometimes aggressivity) and fuel economy.
Therefore, biodiesel can be used in diesel engines without expensive alterations to the engine or fuel system. Hamilton Yrs | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
Efficiency improvements in cars are likely to be responsible for significant conservation of fuel in the next 10 years.
If you mean the moon race, sure VB was central to that ... if you are referring to ballistic missiles, the Redstone, although first, was quickly obsoleted by solid fuel missiles that he had little to do with. What Would Wernher Do? - NASA Watch
The heart of any nuclear reactor is the core, which contains the fuel, a moderator, and control rods.
North Korea got America's attention big time last month when it claimed it had reprocessed enough spent nuclear fuel rods to make plenty of nuclear weapons.
Spent fuel can be reprocessed and used for nuclear weapons.
Is liberty a price worth paying, for a security that will only fuel our feelings of insecurity?
Higgins was fuming at the Government for allowing the USA to use Shannon Airport as a military base for refueling their aircraft.
Others argue that the workshop was only carried out to increase municipal authority over contested forest areas, and the resulting municipal policy failed to reflect the needs of families who require fuelwood for subsistence.
But as oil supplies dwindle it may have finally become the fuel of the future. Times, Sunday Times
His indifference was a fuel to her hatred.
Smoke generators, burning fuel oil to create a dense and evil-smelling cloud, were able to screen targets from air or ground attack for extended periods.
The spread of resistance is being fuelled by both underuse and overuse of drugs.
The jump was driven by a 4.9 per cent rise in fuel import prices last month. Times, Sunday Times
If this technology was implemented in a fuel cell vehicle, it would cost about $200, as opposed to using carbon nanotube tanks (which cost about $5.5 million) or metal hydrides (which cost about $30,000). Chicken Feathers May Fuel Hydrogen Cars in the Future | Inhabitat
Will we be able to control whatever fuel is going into that plant, so that it does not become a source of nuclear weapons-grade material?
Being jobless has fueled the ol' scrivening fingers, I suppose. Busy days
Solid fuel would be more economical.
To give one example, a red pellet could contain substances such as potassium perchlorate and strontium carbonate, besides pitch as fuel and starch as binder.
The more powerful or complex the engine, the more vital it is to ‘lean’ the fuel/air mixture properly.
Fuel makes up roughly half of any airline's costs. Times, Sunday Times
Cooks used it to make sauces and its wood was the fuel for illicit whisky stills because it gave off no smoke.
We'll have the minimum of clothes, two cans of fuel and one of water and that's the lot.
It is important to note that given that all emissions impose some costs on the broader community, the most fuel-efficient vehicles should still be taxed.
When lipolysis outraces lipogenesis and releases fatty acids into the blood, they diffuse into all cells of the body to be used as fuel.
He said that the Roman Catholic Church is a greater threat to relationships than Facebook: "Religious bigotry has fuelled the fragmentation of societies, the increase in prejudice and reactionary thinking". The End of Civilization As We Know It
It turns out that the gradient in oxygen, declining to zero in the sulfurous sediments beneath the surface, is an electric gradient as well, and that the worms use this to advantage in producing metabolic fuel.
If you are already lean but still want to be leaner, pay more attention to improving performance through optimal fueling and training.
The cruise ship operator leaves it entire fuel bill unhedged. Times, Sunday Times
This totally zero-emission car processes hydrogen through a fuel cell stack to produce electricity which powers the vehicle's electric motor.
Over millions of years the lake mud became bituminous shale, which was then quarried for fuel. Times, Sunday Times
As mentioned before, water can wind up in your gas or diesel fuel as a result of condensation in the tank.
It won't be long before you'll see commercials and ads for ‘miracle’ fuel boosters and other such flimflam promising to help you save fuel and money.
All in all the Magnum features integrated aerodynamics, the engine with high torque from low revs, with good fuel consumption.
Mechanically the entry level Polos remain the same, bar the adoption of fuel injection.
Plastics are highly energy-intensive and composed mostly of nonrenewable fossil fuels whose supplies are expected to become increasingly limited.
Rivalry between brothers is a central theme of Genesis, fueled always by favoritism and preference for the second-born.
They gleaned and gathered fuel, nuts, berries, mushrooms, and acorns.
The engine was starved of fuel
With the expanded production of North Sea oil and gas, the UK has become a net exporter of fuel .
There are also new quantity standards for the annual use of all biofuels nationally and specifically for biodiesel in Minnesota.
Motoring organisations demanded an investigation into the construction of fuel tanks used by heavy goods vehicles. Times, Sunday Times
She stopped in the middle of the fast lane facing opposite traffic, and a tanker carrying diesel fuel smashed head-on into the front of her car.
The company is banking on China's growing use of hydroelectric power: The government is planning to increase hydro capacity to 350 gigawatts per year from just over 200 gigawatts at the moment, to realize its goal of having nonfossil fuels account for 15% of China's energy mix. Bankers Hurt as Chinese IPOs Struggle
It must really irk you guys that Mccain and bush pretty much agree with the democrats on illegal immigration. and you are scared dems will destroy oil companies? wont unrenewable fossil fuels do the job anyways? Duck, It's Hillary!
Sulphur percentage is in the interval 0.2-0.4%, which is lower than in fuel oils of type 5 (for low sulphureous oils the percentage is less than 0.4%, in normal sulphureous oils lower than 2.5%).
My winter fuel allowance is recorded: why shouldn't it be taxed? Times, Sunday Times
It would be a modern gabelle: everyone consumes fuel one way or another. Greg Mankiw Pumps for a Higher Gas Tax, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Your next frequent-flier award flight may cost you $800 or more in fuel surcharges on top of your thousands of hard-earned miles. Why 'Free' Tickets Cost So Much
Fuel accounts for only 5 percent of the operational costs for buses, while spare parts account for a much larger percentage.
There is no driver, either pressure or highly reactive chemical such as sodium, to force radiotoxic substances into the environment; and, since the fuel is already in liquid form, there is no chance of 'meltdown'. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
Polar ice also would provide hydrogen for rocket fuel and for industrial processes.
A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.
The most exciting of these is the jetpack, which is powered by new widget Rocket Fuel. Eurogamer
When Leila was seven years old, her stepfather ran out of fuel when mowing, leaving a large rectangle of unmown orchard grass.
A weak pound is also pushing up the wholesale cost of fuel. The Sun
But it will burn, and that is what our fuel truck did, stubbornly and with thick billows of oily black smoke that would have prevented us from smothering the blaze with sand even if we had not been too tired to lift our shovels.
The fuel crisis is the immediate cause, and whether that will run and run or fade away as fast as it blew up is for the moment hard to say.
The constant nagging from officials to downsize and be more fuel efficient seems to have (ironically) encouraged motorists to go extra large. The Sun
The airline's shares recorded a further 19% one-day tumble after warning of the impact of higher fuel prices.
Ma ora che Fuel TV ha il suo canale Vimeo, perché aspettare ancora? No Fat Clips!!! : Fuel TV: Surf Spot
HOW far can your car get on a tenner of fuel? The Sun
The fuel gauge read a little over half full.
Because the diesel engine uses so much less fuel it releases substantially less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
The concept is creating a mixture of fuel and air capable of spontaneous ignition at multiple points instead of at a single location.
And Cummins imports engines fueled by natural gas for mainland bus fleets.
our exhaustible reserves of fossil fuel
A: Sometimes a small amount of fuel will slosh out of the fuel-filler tube before the gas pump's automatic shutoff kicks in, and it can produce enough fumes to be smelly for a while. Me & My Car

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