rising water
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrisingandwater
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rising
noun[C]
uk/ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈraɪ.zɪŋ/
an act of opposition, sometimes using violence, by many people in one area of a country against those who are ...
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water
noun
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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(Definition ofrisingandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This has led torisingwatertables in lower parts of the catchments, bringing salt up to the surface.
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The latter increases were coincident withrisingwatertemperatures.
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From some people, we hear that it is somehow not environmentally friendly to wantrisingwateruse.
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As surely as night follows day, that problem is due to therisingwaterlevels in the area.
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I cite the example ofrisingwaterbills.
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This also has a direct bearing on maritime areas, especially coastal regions threatened byrisingwaterlevels.
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The figures that have been quoted ofrisingwaterconsumption in households may well prove to be mythical in the future.
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In her assessment, is that sufficient air-lift capability to save all the lives threatened by therisingwater?
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The problem these islands face is that they are under threat fromrisingwaterlevels.
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It will not tackle the problem ofrisingwatertables under many of our big cities.
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Millions of homes have been affected by therisingwaterlevels.
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Twelve of the men reached safety, but seven were trapped by therisingwater.
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He said that the situation will get worse due to therisingwatercoming into the workings where the pumps have been switched off.
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At the same time, we want to ease the unfair burden of the present system, coupled withrisingwater charges, which is placed on vulnerable members of the community.
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Most people realised that the gas was pushed up through the cracks as a result ofrisingwaterlevels and 40 families in the village were lucky to escape.
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Because of the geology of coalmining areas,risingwateris likely to come into contact with pyrites which have been exposed to the air due to mining activities.
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In this scenario, arisingwatertable forced the gas from the pore spaces within the soil upwards to the surface.
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The generators were shut down because therisingwaterwould have short circuited them.
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Tectonic subsidence, arisingwatertable and storm surges combined to flood some areas.
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