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Consider the following excerpt from a report on regional energy policy:

"In their recent report on sustainable development, scientists emphasized that municipal authorities must husband their remaining fossil fuel reserves to prevent a severe shortfall before renewable grid infrastructure is fully established."

Based on the context of the passage, which of the following best captures the meaning of the boldfaced word husband?

  1. conserve and manage carefullyCevap
  2. B
    marry and support financially
  3. C
    exhaust and consume rapidly
  4. D
    legally nationalize and privatize

Cevap

The term 'husband' in this context means to conserve and manage carefully.
In the excerpt, the verb 'husband' refers to the economical management and preservation of limited fuel reserves to avoid depletion prior to renewable transition. Thus, 'conserve and manage carefully' is the precise contextual meaning.

Adım Adım Çözüm

1
Analyze the sentence context surrounding the target word.
The text discusses maintaining fuel reserves to prevent a shortfall until renewable infrastructure is ready.
Contextual meaning requires understanding how the surrounding words constrain the target word's definition.
2
Determine the grammatical role and intended sense of 'husband'.
Here, 'husband' functions as a verb meaning to use resources prudently and economically.
Replacing the word with 'conserve and manage carefully' preserves both the grammatical structure and the logical argument of the sentence.

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