green pasture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgreenandpasture
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green
adjective
uk/ɡriːn/us/ɡriːn/
of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour ...
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pasture
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈpɑːs.tʃər/us/ˈpæs.tʃɚ/
grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land covered ...
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(Definition ofgreenandpasturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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All fires were human-made; poachers lit the vegetation wherever possible to improve hunting conditions (low grass, freshgreenpasturefor duikers).
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This has been attributed to enhanced rumen degradation of tryptophan, due to the typically high protein content and high protein/non-fibrous carbohydrate ratio ofgreenpasture.
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The lovely sea sedge has given way to a thin skein ofgreenpasturethat is not required at a time of set-aside land.
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The same was true for pronouns and adjectives ("that house" or "house that"; "greenpasture" or "pasture green").
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The valley created by the river system has verygreenpastureland and thick forests.
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This riverine belt is rich in livestock, due to its geographical location and availability of lush green pastures.
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Moreover, the availability of green pastures in irrigated or waterlogged areas also assist in the perpetuation of helminth life cycles.
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Speculation unrestrained and licentious threw its blighting sirocco over the green pastures of knowledge, and prejudice and mysticism involved them in their exhalations.
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For every business destroyed in the town centre, further premises must be created in green pastures.
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Those who live on the green pastures on the other side of society have always had concessions.
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The new shire counties are no longer the lush green pastures of yesteryear.
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Quite sensibly, and as logical business men, they are seeking to find green pastures elsewhere, where there will be safety and no hazards.
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He said that those green pastures have disappeared beneath cramped housing estates and busy motorways.
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Outside the fence are green pastures and plenty for the cattle to eat, while inside the fence there is not quite grass enough for the cattle.
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The hike is rewarding, as tourists are greeted with green pastures and the lake's blue-green waters.
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Cattle ranching requires frequent movement of animals in search of green pastures, in concert with the rain patterns in the area.
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