Example sentences of "[noun pl] of [noun] dioxide [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plants may respond to increased concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by conserving water , creating a drier world in the future , according to research by the National Environment Research Council . |
| 2 | Digging them up for fuel or compost , or draining and ploughing them for farming and forestry , causes significant emissions of carbon dioxide to the air . |
| 3 | Its main proposals were ( i ) a 20 per cent reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide by the year 2000 , with a 40 per cent cut by 2010 ; ( ii ) a ban on offshore oil drilling in state waters ; ( iii ) a halt to logging in the ancient redwood forests ; ( iv ) a requirement that a new tree be planted for every 500 square feet of development ; and ( v ) a ban on all pesticides with the potential to cause cancer or to damage a developing foetus . |
| 4 | As a result , the government 's own modest target of stabilizing the emissions of carbon dioxide by the year 2005 may not be met . |
| 5 | Molecules of carbon dioxide in the solid phase are packed more closely than in the liquid phase . |
| 6 | The deal involved two power-generating companies : Wisconsin Light and Power sold the right to emit 10,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide to the Tennessee Valley Authority for $3 million . |
| 7 | This is because the deliberate burning of the rainforests pumps hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere . |
| 8 | And burning it sends huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the air , adding to the ‘ Greenhouse Effect ’ that is already influencing world climates with such disastrous results . |
| 9 | Levels of sulphur dioxide in the air reached 2,400 microgrammes per cubic metre over the weekend . |
| 10 | The UN Economic Commission for Europe has issued figures for critical levels of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere . |
| 11 | However , for others the condition may present in a far more insidious and subtle manner , the constant yawning or sighing , the one deep breath in three , excessive sniffing , each of these may account for the reduced levels of carbon dioxide in the lungs , which over time leads to the ‘ chronic hyperventilation syndrome ’ . |
| 12 | The generators will face heavy fines if they breach the terms of the licences , which allow them to produce a maximum of nearly 800,000 tons of oxides and nitrogen and 1.9 million tons of sulphur dioxide in the next year . |