hilly country
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhillyandcountry
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hilly
adjective
uk/ˈhɪl.i/us/ˈhɪl.i/
having a lot ...
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country
noun
uk/ˈkʌn.tri/us/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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(Definition ofhillyandcountryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Inhillycountry, there are real problems as sites which are otherwise suitable may prove to be impractical on grounds of accessibility.
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I know the roads—narrow and twisting—in this difficulthillycountry, and they are not suitable for a continuous stream of heavy loads of timber.
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We must not say, for that reason, that no trees are to be planted inhillycountryhere.
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You can put a cemetery inhillycountry, but not a playing-field.
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Consequently, reservoirs are often needed inhillycountry.
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That is a very narrow road running across extremelyhillycountry, and at present it is quite unsuitable for carrying heavy commercial traffic.
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The saving by the use of a mechanical digger is very small, except perhaps in veryhillycountry.
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We live in a very enclosed and veryhillycountry.
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Sometimes their farms are scattered over large areas inhillycountrywhich is extremely difficult to traverse.
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A lot of thehillycountryin the area is at a height of 800 feet.
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I do not understand why that should be, particularly as it ishillycountry.
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I give this example to show how difficult it is to get playing-fields inhillycountry.
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I am talking not about practices that have extended far beyond their natural boundaries but about practices whose natural radius extends over 10 or 15 miles into extremelyhillycountry.
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There are a number of other factors besides gradient, such as soil and weather conditions, which influence the liability of tractors to accidents inhillycountry.
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Ambitious zoning and development plans were supposed to give the country order, conserving crucial green areas in itshillycountrytraversed by rivers and strictly limiting precarious hillside development.
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Underground, inhillycountry, it can cost £80,000.
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Where these carriageways diverge by perhaps as much as several hundred yards as happens inhillycountry are these two unilateral roads halves of a dual carriageway or not?
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Inhillycountrywith clay soil providing a safe backstop it is as simple as gathering up a few stray cans.
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Timber is commonly grown inhillycountryunsuitable for farming and so the ability of a log truck to climb a gradient is significant.
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