short-term lease

collocation in English

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short-term
adjective
uk
/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/
us
/ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/
lasting a ...
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lease
noun[C]
uk
/liːs/
us
/liːs/
a legal agreement in which you pay money in order to use a building, piece of land, vehicle, etc. for ...
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(Definition ofshort-termandleasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the fourteenth/early fifteenth centuries, already three-quarters of the land was given out onshort-termleasehere, rising to some 85 per cent around 1500.
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Of course that is true if one buys ashort-termlease.
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I am now considering the various offers for ashort-termleaseof the site which were received in response to my advertisement.
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One possibility would be to take ashort-termleaseon an empty house from the private sector.
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The suggestions in our code of guidance include the use of short-life council dwellings and the taking of ashort-termleaseon empty private sector property.
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For example, a leaseholder with only twenty years unexpired may have acquired the lease of a house very cheaply indeed simply because it was a veryshort-termlease.
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As in many other coastal towns, fireworks are sold in shops with either ashort-termleaseor no lease at all, which has caused difficulties for hard-working trading standards officers.
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They also experimented with new methods to avoid land purchase, such as land deposit andshort-termleasecontracts.
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Theshort-termleasecurrently makes it difficult to apply for grants or to build an all-season visitor centre.
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By actively managing the greyfield in ashort-termleaseenvironment, rents may be increased after improvements are made.
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As the constitution permits, short-term leases, such as rental and sharecropping, are practiced all over the country in response to land scarcity in all regions.
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About 44 per cent had long-term leases of government lands, 20 per cent had unsecured short-term leases and another 10 per cent were squatting.
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We have always recognised, however, that there should be some relaxation of those requirements in respect of short-term leases of land and buildings.
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Is it proposed to buy short-term leases, freehold land, or what?
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I am sure he could find a way to encourage the councils to make wider use of improvement grants related to short-term leases.
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In some cases, the council built on that land and in others it bought properties with short-term leases.
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It might, for example, include homeless families placed in short-term leased accommodation which may be of a far higher standard than ordinary bed-and-breakfast establishments.
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We have a huge housing waiting list and problems of children and families living in bed-and-breakfast accommodation or short-term leased accommodation.
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A number of authorities use short-term leases of privately rented accommodation as a better alternative to provide good quality temporary accommodation for homeless households.
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