Reserves can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
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| reserve - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" | ||
| reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" | ||
| reserve - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation" | ||
| reserve - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" | ||
Noun |
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| reserves - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army |
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| 1. | noun | If even a modicum of normality and security can be returned to Iraq, its citizens will be able to benefit from the country's petroleum reserves. | |
| 2. | noun | The initial reservoir reports estimate reserves of 80-120 million barrels of sour crude and they estimate initial production to be 40,000 bpd starting in 1Q 2003. | |
| 3. | noun | But my father's former Iraqi business partner remained in control of the republic of Iraq and its petroleum reserves. | |
| 4. | noun | The US energy secretary has announced that oil will be released from government petroleum reserves. | |
| 5. | noun | China has its own reserves of oil and natural gas and once was a net oil exporter. | |
| 6. | noun | Claude Mandil, the executive director of the International Energy Agency in Paris, said the reserves in the East China Sea were hardly worth the trouble. | |
| 7. | noun | According to a report issued by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in December of 2004, Iran "has some 540,000 men under arms and over 350,000 reserves. | |
| 8. | noun | Paul Craig Roberts, writing for The American Conservative, said in July of 2005 that "As a result of many years of persistent trade surpluses with the United States, the Japanese government holds dollar reserves of approximately $1 trillion. | |
| 9. | noun | By dumping some portion of their reserves, these countries could put the dollar under intense pressure and send U.S. interest rates skyrocketing. | |
| 10. | noun | China and Japan, and the world at large, have more dollar reserves than they require. | |
| 11. | noun | Number of months before 11 September that Cheney's Energy Task Force investigated Iraq's oil reserves. | |
| 12. | noun | Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century. | |
| 13. | noun | Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $68.9 billion at the end of 1998, down from $77.0 billion a year earlier. | |
| 14. | noun | We'll have to fall back on our reserves. | |
| 15. | noun | In the winter, the bear lives off its fat reserves. | |
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| 17. | verb | Reserve me a seat on a flight. | |
| 18. | verb | We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's. | |
| 19. | verb | To reserve one of these rooms, you must inform the Wyndham staff that you are part of the CAEM group. | |
| 20. | verb | It would help us if you would reserve the following hotel during our conference. | |
| 21. | verb | I'd like to reserve a table for three. | |
| 22. | verb | If you want to eat at Raffle's, you must reserve weeks ahead. | |
| 23. | verb | If you wish us to reserve an alternative room, please let us know immediately. | |
| 24. | verb | Did you reserve a room at the hotel? | |
| 25. | verb | I'd like to reserve a flight to Vancouver. | |
| 26. | verb | It's faster to reserve a taxi. | |
| 27. | verb | I'd like to reserve a single room. | |
| 28. | verb | Can I reserve a flight to Chicago? | |
| 29. | verb | I'd like to reserve a seat on this train. | |
| 30. | verb | Can I reserve a bottle and have you keep it here for me? |
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| If even a modicum of normality and security can be returned to Iraq, its citizens will be able to benefit from the country's petroleum reserves. |
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| The initial reservoir reports estimate reserves of 80-120 million barrels of sour crude and they estimate initial production to be 40,000 bpd starting in 1Q 2003. |
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| But my father's former Iraqi business partner remained in control of the republic of Iraq and its petroleum reserves. |
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| The US energy secretary has announced that oil will be released from government petroleum reserves. |
|
| China has its own reserves of oil and natural gas and once was a net oil exporter. |
|
| Claude Mandil, the executive director of the International Energy Agency in Paris, said the reserves in the East China Sea were hardly worth the trouble. |
|
| According to a report issued by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in December of 2004, Iran "has some 540,000 men under arms and over 350,000 reserves. |
|
| Paul Craig Roberts, writing for The American Conservative, said in July of 2005 that "As a result of many years of persistent trade surpluses with the United States, the Japanese government holds dollar reserves of approximately $1 trillion. |
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| By dumping some portion of their reserves, these countries could put the dollar under intense pressure and send U.S. interest rates skyrocketing. |
|
| China and Japan, and the world at large, have more dollar reserves than they require. |
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| Number of months before 11 September that Cheney's Energy Task Force investigated Iraq's oil reserves. |
|
| Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century. | |
| Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $68.9 billion at the end of 1998, down from $77.0 billion a year earlier. | |
| We'll have to fall back on our reserves. | |
| In the winter, the bear lives off its fat reserves. | |
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| Notice Regarding Privacy and Confidentiality: PaineWebber reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all e-mail communications sent and/or received by its employees. |
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| Reserve me a seat on a flight. |
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| We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's. |
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| To reserve one of these rooms, you must inform the Wyndham staff that you are part of the CAEM group. |
|
| It would help us if you would reserve the following hotel during our conference. | |
| I'd like to reserve a table for three. | |
| If you want to eat at Raffle's, you must reserve weeks ahead. | |
| If you wish us to reserve an alternative room, please let us know immediately. | |
| Did you reserve a room at the hotel? | |
| I'd like to reserve a flight to Vancouver. | |
| It's faster to reserve a taxi. | |
| I'd like to reserve a single room. | |
| Can I reserve a flight to Chicago? | |
| I'd like to reserve a seat on this train. | |
| Can I reserve a bottle and have you keep it here for me? | |