outlying districts

collocation in English

meaningsofoutlyinganddistrict

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outlying
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ɪŋ/
far away from main towns and cities, or far from the centre of ...
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district
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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(Definition ofoutlyinganddistrictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No withdrawal of offices from outlying districts is involved.
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Trams should start on broad roads and run to the outlying districts.
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There are six houses in outlying districts, and they lie in very different directions.
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In outlying districts, house coal is still in use.
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Taxi-drivers who have traditionally worked in big city centres naturally resent any influx of drivers from outlying districts which increases competition.
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Voters from outlying districts were unable to obtain conveyances to get to the poll.
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I fed that much could be done towards the rehabilitation of a number of the cottages in outlying districts almost immediately.
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In outlying districts the overhead system ought to be adopted.
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These are conditions which hit particularly hard road hauliers in outlying districts.
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The difficulty, of course, is bringing parties from outlying districts in for training.
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He cannot rely on buses in most outlying districts, because they probably do not fit in with his church services.
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I do not see how it can affect people in outlying districts.
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There are, however, some isolated units in outlying districts for which entertainment facilities are necessarily very restricted.
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Further consideration, too, has suggested that the fear that it might be impossible in outlying districts to find two suitable persons for appointment is exaggerated.
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The conditions mentioned represent a considerable concession in favour of outlying districts.
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I know that they often borrow money to reach the capital from outlying districts and have no means of paying for food or overnight accommodation.
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In the days before milk marketing boards, dairy farms nearest the towns were very much favoured and those in outlying districts were disadvantaged.
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