How to Use "lanthanum" with Example Sentences

1. In fact , japanese imports of certain key chinese rare earths , including the oxides lanthanum and cerium , actually rose in 2010 from the previous year .
2. Global demand for materials such as lanthanum and neodymium was surging as the world 's appetite for hybrid cars , wind turbines and ever-faster phones with better screens increased .
3. Rare earths are 17 chemically similar metallic elements such as europium , yttrium and lanthanum that have unique magnetic , optical and other properties crucial for miniaturisation , lasers and energy efficiency .
4. A kilogram of lanthanum oxide -- used in oil refining and hybrid vehicles -- now fetches just us $ 13 a kilo , compared with an average us $ 104 a kilo last year .
5. Taking the first 11 months of 2010 together , japan 's imports of chinese lanthanum oxide jumped a whopping 259 % from the same period in 2009 .