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natural

Something is natural if people didn't make it. s, plants and rocks are natural things. Something is natural if it's the way it usually is, without people changing it, or is a way that is not a surprise. It's only natural for you to think that.

natural

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature a very natural development our natural environment natural science natural resources natural cliffs natural phenomena existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation a natural pearl natural gas natural silk natural blonde hair a natural sweetener natural fertilizers existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical a perfectly natural explanation functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies it's the natural thing to happen natural immunity a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild (= instinctive) unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct a cat's natural aversion to water offering to help was as instinctive as breathing (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone a natural scale B natural related by blood; not adopted (= born, innate) being talented through inherited qualities a natural leader a born musician an innate talent (= raw, rude) (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes natural yogurt natural produce raw wool raw sugar bales of rude cotton (= cancel) a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake someone regarded as certain to succeed he's a natural for the job (= lifelike) free from artificiality a lifelike pose a natural reaction

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Simple sentences

Gravity is the natural force by which objects are attracted to each other.
A rainbow is a natural phenomenon.
Is aggression natural, or is it learned?
Coal and natural gas are natural fuels.
More and more people look for natural treatments.
This is a much more natural way to learn vocabulary.
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the only factors that can account for the observed warming over the last century; there are no credible alternative human or natural explanations supported by the observational evidence.
Cotton is a natural fabric.
The police are convinced Tom didn't die from natural causes.
The Moon is a so-called natural satellite.
I prefer the natural look.
The district is abundant in natural resources.
Can you tell us about some of the natural features of that area?
That university's curriculum covers natural science and social science.
That forest fire happened from natural cause.
The country is rich in natural resources.
That country has natural resources.
John has a natural bent for tennis.
Jane didn't die a natural death.
This medicine is a natural poison.
This car runs on natural gas.
Australia is rich in natural resources.
We must try to conserve our natural resources.
Our country must develop its natural resources.
This county is poor in natural resources.
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.
It's natural for you to think so.

Movie subtitles

Well elder, that is natural.
Titan actually has lakes, rain and rivers made of liquid natural gas, liquid methane.
The reason and natural force, five oceans, and everything was transformed.
He died of natural causes.
Uh, natural burial, closed casket, quick interment.
He wasn't notified of Declan's death, as it was natural causes.
Is it possible your dog died of natural causes?
I leave Duke's hair natural.
Not for anything in the world do I want her to die a natural death.
One of the undead who has been able to prolong his life beyond its natural limits by feeding on the blood of other living creatures.
Not at all, sir. It's only natural.
Your natural state.
It is the natural instinct.
The museum guard died of natural causes, too.
There's no way this thing is any kind of natural phenomenon.
In what world would a natural phenomenon cause icicles to specifically target us?
Some people are natural putterers.
It's a natural thing for Dr Kemp to seek protection.
The Spaniard's arrival cannot disturb the natural harmony. between Sweden and France.
A natural born piggy backer.
Now you look natural.
Act natural.
Help me. It's a very natural thing.
I'm through detecting for the rest of my natural life.
You're a natural, Chan.
Well, it seems to me it ought to be a natural sort of partnership.
Just a natural mud lark.
Strange as it may seem, this is my natural appearance.
It's natural for him to object.
It's the natural spring of the rod, sir.
The only one which henceforth. spares me from temptation and. in which I can use my natural talents. without the risk of jail!
You've studied natural science and practiced at the University for Agriculture.
These pesky critters won't stop. -'Tain't natural. -There's something wrong.

News and current affairs

Reforestation and the repair of natural ecosystems should also be part of a land use policy.
The global companies operating in the delta have spilled oil and flared natural gas for decades, without regard for the natural environment and the communities impoverished and poisoned by their actions.
Nigerian officials have become fabulously wealthy, owing to decades of payoffs by international companies that have plundered the delta's natural wealth.
These are national funds that, in boom years, receive revenues from sales of natural resources to be set aside against a rainy day.
Until now, Russia has cared less about a new PCA than the EU, because two-thirds of Russia's exports to the Union comprise natural resources, which bring in cash even without the strong rules that a PCA provides.
The typical business cycle has a natural cushioning mechanism that wards off unexpected blows.
And there have certainly been numerous such blows in recent months - from Europe's sovereign-debt crisis and Japan's natural disasters to sharply higher oil prices and another setback in the US housing recovery.
And, while a flagging economy may explain a small portion of the drop in US carbon emissions, the EIA emphasizes that the major explanation is natural gas.
David Victor, an energy expert at the University of California, San Diego, estimates that the shift from coal to natural gas has reduced US emissions by 400-500 megatonnes (Mt) of CO2 per year.
Accounting for a reduction of 50 Mt of CO2 per year, America's 30,000 wind turbines reduce emissions by just one-tenth the amount that natural gas does.
So many economies are vulnerable to natural disasters - earthquakes, floods, typhoons, hurricanes, tsunamis - that adding a man-made disaster is all the more tragic.
In an Arab Middle East, Iran is the natural enemy; in an Islamic world, Iran is a potential leader.
The continent's Mediterranean neighbors look to Europe as their natural partner.
Given national supervisors' predictable tendency not to recognize problems at home, it seemed natural that the cost of cleaning up insolvent banks should also be borne at the national level.
Yet, despite great natural wealth, a majority of people in these countries lives in poverty.
Although the United States remains the main destination of Latin American and Caribbean exports, Asia is becoming an increasingly important market for goods based on natural resources.
Africa's mineral-rich countries must exploit their abundant natural resources.
As for African countries, the politics and economics of globalization have stripped them of their assets and natural resources and left them with an unbearable debt burden.
Many countries with histories of colonialism and other forms of tyranny, as well as countries without abundant natural resources, have chosen to educate women and grant them legal rights.

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