remote area

collocation in English

meaningsofremoteandarea

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remote
adjective
uk
/rɪˈməʊt/us
/rɪˈmoʊt/
far away ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofremoteandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A woman scientist goes by herself to aremoteareafor a year's experimental work.
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This is a particular problem inremoteareapopulations where the organism may not survive transport to the nearest laboratory.
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This is one area where the potential advantage and cost saving forremoteareause is enormous, especially in the polar regions.
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Perhaps you do speak the language, but the problem is that your car has broken down in aremotearea.
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An old, demented person, without means, relatives, or friends, lives alone in a small house in aremotearea.
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He was quite unable to tell us how theremoteareastations which operate for only three or four days a week could be retained.
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The difficulty is that she has no formal qualification and that she lives in aremotearea.
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These well-established local areas and county boroughs should not be deprived of a great deal of their powers or be merged into aremotearea.
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In aremoteareathe expense and difficulty of getting immediate service is great.
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The real challenge for someone in aremoteareais to gain credibility.
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Of course, in aremoteareasuch as an island, there will probably be no choice whatsoever.
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If one has only a weekly service from aremotearea, one must carry stocks for seven days.
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It would not be possible to start an entirely new township in someremotearea.
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Access to fuel is problematic in such aremotearea, and that is being addressed.
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To a small farmer with not much money and in aremotearea, £15 a year may be very important.
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In other words, the pre-sorted bulk postings for local deliveries in town centres in a sense subsidise the "one-off" letter for someremotearea.
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There is no earthly reason why we should not do it here and encourage the small man to start a business in aremotearea.
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In certain cases, it may be much more economical to bring the pipe-line ashore in aremoteareaoutside of any existing port.
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A prison in aremoteareawould be unable to get assistance quickly from the police in case of need.
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A pair of silver foxes or an acre of well-tended orchard in aremoteareawill make all the difference between profitability or the reverse.
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