respective area

collocation in English

meaningsofrespectiveandarea

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respective
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪˈspek.tɪv/us
/rɪˈspek.tɪv/
relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have ...
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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 ofrespectiveandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrespective area

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Tenders were called for by therespectiveareawater authorities, but subsequently nothing has been done, nor have the tenderers been told why the schemes have been dropped.
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Additionally, at the municipal tier, each ward elects a school board trustee for each of the school boards serving in theirrespectivearea.
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House councils report to theirrespectiveareagovernments.
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This band modeled itself, among those of other states, after the original bands to eachrespectivearea.
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The authorship is impressive, including as it does a number of international leaders in their respective areas of interest.
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In normal cases the master and mistress were the oldest and filled the positions requiring the greatest skills in their respective areas.
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Identification was undertaken in close consultation with the livestock experts of the bureau of agriculture in the respective areas.
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In certain cases, however, the federal or cantonal authorities, depending on theirrespectiveareaof authority, will supervise private institutions and/or authorise them to offer courses and issue degrees.
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Each variable is the sum of scores given to three or four questions for the respective areas.
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Though they implicitly complement each other, they do not expressly point beyond their own respective areas of research to hint at wider problems and possibilities for their solution.
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Health centers are also responsible for arranging home services within their respective areas.
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It is the responsibility of local authorities to provide storage accommodation for gas masks and other equipment required for their respective areas.
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Individual chief officers of police are responsible for the policing of motorways in their respective areas.
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I think that the local education authorities are the best people to decide how this comprehensive school question should be handled in their respective areas.
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Both officers had wide experience relevant to their respective areas of work before taking up their present appointments, supplemented by in-service training courses.
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Structural fund working groups are developing strategies for their respective areas.
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In the following table the figures are expressed per one thousand of the total numbers of employees, employed and unemployed, in the respective areas.
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They will be responsible for the control and administration of their respective areas.
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