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‘A person may have a (fuel mileage).’

[⟨det person.nhave.v ⟨det (nn fuel.n mileage.n)⟩]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Being a mechanic and owning my own shop, not to mention my education in the field, I wanted to come up with a way to increase my fuel mileage further.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’ve been tracking my fuel mileage for a while with a web site called Fuelly.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I started tracking my fuel mileage a few weeks ago after a post about Fuelly on motorcycles.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Jackrabbit starts, tire screeching stops and speeding can lower your fuel mileage by 5 % on city streets and as much as 33 % on highways.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I keep my tires inflated, and yes it really does matter in a semi, and my fuel mileage is 7.5 miles per gallon.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

If You Drive This Car, You Most Likely… – Keep your tires properly inflated because you know driving with your tires at the correct inflation can improve your efficiency by up to 3 %. – Observe the speed limit because you know that each one mph increase over 50 mph reduces your fuel mileage by one mile per gallon for every 10 mph over the speed limit you drive. – Have replaced your incandescent lightbulb with compact fluorescents (CFLs) as another way to help save greenhouse gases.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

That drag that you feel on the engine is exactly where your fuel mileage is going.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My old water powered car device about doubled my fuel mileage.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Mayhap I’ll get one of those car top storage thingies… the only problem with those is the additional wind drag will impact my fuel mileage.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Using cruise control as often as possible shot my fuel mileage close to 40mpg, so I got better value for that money than I do on my daily commute to work.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I improved my fuel mileage by 23 mpg in my Volkswagon Rabbit you can to.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My old water powered car device about doubled my fuel mileage.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Yes, every down hill can be achieved with neutral (still maintaining the speed limit with in 5 mph) and my fuel mileage jumped to 26 mpg.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

With a combination of cruise control and dragging behind semi (sem – ee) tractor trailers, I was able to keep my fuel mileage up higher than normal.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The additives in synthetic fuel additive helps to remove fuel deposits in my engine, particularly on injectors and intake valves, and I have noticed a substantial increase in my fuel mileage since I began to put it in my car.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

– Can a gas – saving device being sold on the Internet actually double your fuel mileage, as the makers claim?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Your wind resistance increases sharply once you start getting above 60MPH, thereby killing your fuel mileage.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Try these tips and track your fuel mileage the proper way.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Drive sensibly and less aggressively and you will help increase your fuel mileage.
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Queried on 2013-05-19.