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01. We need to order more office [supplies]; we're running out of computer paper and pens.
02. The artists picked up a lot of useful art [supplies] while shopping in the big city.
03. Our children get excited every September when we buy their new school [supplies] and clothes.
04. Our food [supplies] began to run out after five days of hiking.
05. Officials are cautioning people to boil their water due to an algae bloom in the water [supply].
06. These are the major blood vessels which [supply] blood to the brain.
07. There is a Chinese proverb which states that when we have nothing to worry about, we are not doing much, and not doing much may [supply] us with plenty of future worries.
08. In 1891, Florence Nightingale observed that the first possibility of rural cleanliness lies in water [supply].
09. Aristotle once suggested that the family is the association established by nature for the [supply] of man's everyday wants.
10. Cicero once said that the rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each [supplying] what the other lacks, and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words.
11. Canada has one fifth of the world's fresh water [supply].
12. Insects eat 10 percent of the world's food [supply] every year.
13. It is important to keep first aid [supplies] out of the reach of small children.
14. After the earthquake, food and medical [supplies] were distributed to all residents of the area.
15. The diet of many people in poorer areas of the world does not [supply] enough protein.
16. France [supplies] a quarter of the world's wine.
17. In 1909, an expedition to the South Pole took a [supply] of Guinness beer.
18. In the early 1900s, the use of trains revolutionized [supply] methods for modern armies.
19. While supposedly a peaceful country, Canada actually [supplies] many countries with weapons of war and destruction.

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  • Supply — Sup*ply , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl[ e]er, OF. also supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full. See {Plenty}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Supply — may refer to:*Supply and demand theory *Government budget, in the Westminster System *Materiel, the goods and equipment that a military unit needs to fulfill its missionee also*Logistics *Military Supply Chain Management *Provider *Public finance …   Wikipedia

  • Supply — Sup*ply , n.; pl. {Supplies}. 1. The act of supplying; supplial. A. Tucker. [1913 Webster] 2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) Auxiliary troops or re[ e]nforcements. My promised… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supply — supply1 [sə plī′] vt. supplied, supplying [ME supplyen < MFr supplier < L supplere, to fill up < sub ,SUB + plere, to fill: see FULL1] 1. to give, furnish, or provide (what is needed or wanted) [to supply tools to workers] 2. to meet t …   English World dictionary

  • Supply — Sup*ply , a. Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve. [1913 Webster] {Supply system} (Zo[ o]l.), the system of tubes and canals in sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See Illust …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supply — ► VERB (supplies, supplied) 1) make (something needed) available to someone. 2) provide with something needed. 3) be adequate to satisfy (a requirement or demand). ► NOUN (pl. supplies) 1) a stock or amount of someth …   English terms dictionary

  • supply# — supply vb *provide, furnish Analogous words: *replace, supplant, supersede: compensate, satisfy, recompense (see PAY): fulfill, *satisfy, answer: sustain, *support, prop, bolster, buttress supply n * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • supply — I verb accommodate with, accouter, administer, afford, bestow, cater, contribute, deal out, deliver, distribute, endow, endue, equip, feed, fill up, fit out, furnish, give, grant, invest, lavish, maintain, minister, ministrare, oblige, outfit,… …   Law dictionary

  • supply — [n] reserve of goods accumulation, amount, backlog, cache, fund, hoard, inventory, number, quantity, reservoir, source, stock, stockpile, store, surplus; concept 712 Ant. debt, lack supply [v] furnish, provide, give a resource afford, cater,… …   New thesaurus

  • Supply —   [sə plaɪ, englisch] der, s, Vorrat, Bestand, in der Wirtschaftstheorie das Angebot; Gegensatz: Demand …   Universal-Lexikon

  • supply — The mode, method, or route by which a given post office or locality receives its mail …   Glossary of postal terms

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