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    Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conserved}; p. pr. &
    vb. n. {Conserving}.] [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- +
    servare to keep, guard. See {Serve}.]
    1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to
    protect.

    The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and
    maintain with the emperor. --Strype.

    2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
    preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.

    conserving \conserving\ adj.
    protecting or saving from harm or loss; as, serves a
    conserving function.

    Syn: preserving.
    [WordNet 1.5]


    conserving \conserving\ n.
    the preservation and careful management of the environment
    and of natural resources.

    Syn: conservation, conservancy.
    [WordNet 1.5]

    1. The move fueled rumors that Ford may be conserving cash for a major acquisition.
    2. In addition to conserving the tropical forests, the federal government wants more domestic timber processing, which would earn as much money from a lower export volume.
    3. Critics also argue that the large water diversions at below-cost prices have kept farmers from conserving water when growing urban centers, willing to pay high prices for water, are having trouble arranging future supplies.
    4. Brazil is discovering more oil and gold, and some voices now are being raised in favor of conserving, rather than destroying, the huge Amazon rain forest.
    5. This weight reduction should save 750 litres of petrol over the lifetime of the car, which is a significant contribution to conserving resources.
    6. Part of the urgency in conserving germplasm comes from the escalating destruction of forests and other natural habitats around the world.
    7. Gore gains credibility while smartly conserving his cash; he plans a Western push to prove he isn't only a Southern candidate.
    8. Then, at the edge of victory, Hitler ordered his panzers to stop, probably in a bow to the Luftwaffe and Hermann Goering who wanted his Heinkels and Messerschmitts to finish the Allies off. Or perhaps he thought of conserving his army.
    9. Sources close to Mr. Edelman said he may be conserving cash in light of other pending interests.
    10. "But, after two years of hunting, we changed to conserving the game," he said.
    11. In fact, most of the company's efforts these days are aimed at conserving resources while awaiting next year's debut of the LH models and new Jeeps code-named ZJ.
    12. "The public sometimes doesn't understand the chain reaction _ the interconnectedness of everything," she said. "But they start doing one thing _ like conserving energy by shutting off their lights when they don't need them.
    13. In a study of 17 categories for conserving electricity, such as commercial lighting and home appliances, the utility-funded Electric Power Research Institute found that improving industrial motor efficiency offers by far the biggest potential savings.
    14. Whatever the outcome of the current controversy, Mr. Ng of Nathan Ivory says Hong Kong ivory carvers are as committed to conserving the elephant as anyone.
    15. Mr. Morse credits Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry for much of its success in conserving energy.
    16. In contrast to the Bank of England and the Swedish Riksbank, the Bank of France could point out that it had been a little more successful in conserving customers' deposits during a stormy half- century.
    17. But many stalwarts are holding tight to their cash holdings, conserving capital and collecting single-digit yields.
    18. The law was aimed at conserving oil, although it also was endorsed as a safety measure.
    19. LOOP depends on strong demand for imported oil, and backers were stunned when Americans responded to the 1970s jump in oil prices by conserving.
    20. That may not mesh with a transportation strategy in which conserving oil is a national aim.
    21. "A move like this will focus the attention of Mr. and Mrs. America on the importance of conserving this very important national resource," he said.
    22. Adrift from central authority, many Soviet farm cooperatives are conserving corn and soybean meal by slaughtering some of their livestock.
    23. The painstaking task of drawing, photographing, conserving and cataloging each piece is being carried out in full public view as a working exhibition, which includes a video tape of the salvage.
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