1.   Crude oil is a finite resource.

2.   However, given finite resources, concepts of effectiveness and efficiency must be considered alongside concepts of need.

3.   Large amounts of undeveloped land, a finite resource, have been covered by roads and built development.

4.   Plastic-producing petroleum is a finite resource.

5.   Social evolution without ecological reference is ultimately a logical impossibility in a world of finite resources.

6.   The habitat of an animal population offers only finite resources for its use.

7.   This indeed has been the case ever since self-replicating molecular assemblages evolved to exploit finite resources.

8.   But derelict redwood buildings are a finite resource, and the partners soon realized they needed to look elsewhere for raw material.

9.   If the Bush administration pursues the development of space weapons, it will not merely be diverting and wasting finite resources.

10.   In the long run, oil is a finite resource.