spare
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This would make only a "tiny difference", he said, adding the fossil fuel industry will never have lots of spare capacity which is why prices go "through the roof" when there is a supply crunch.
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The new series will follow Brydon's character Bill Bream who is forced to rent out his spare rooms following his divorce.
From BBC
Your humble correspondent cannot claim to be a communist sympathizer, but shouldn’t we all spare a thought for anyone who has to sit through endless hours of Marxist speeches without so much as a cocktail?
With Qatari and U.A.E. exports choked off, Europe and Asia must aggressively compete for spare capacity from the U.S. and Australia.
Still, for now, the current shock is predominantly centered around oil, not gas, sparing European industry the severe exposure seen in the wake of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Vistesen said.
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