residential construction

collocation in English

meaningsofresidentialandconstruction

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residential
adjective
uk
/ˌrez.ɪˈden.ʃəl/us
/ˌrez.əˈden.ʃəl/
A residential road, area, etc. has only private houses, not offices ...
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construction
noun
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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(Definition ofresidentialandconstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Domesticresidentialconstructionexploited the island's environment at a relatively modest level up through the end of colonialism.
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This is characteristic of uncoordinated sectors in particular, such asresidentialconstruction.
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Only a concerted national policy ofresidentialconstructioncan revive it.
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Table 8.5 shows the international comparison of investment inresidentialconstructionas a percentage of gross domestic product.
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This technology may allow higher densityresidentialconstruction, minimal site disturbance, more usable land for trees, swimming pools, or gardens.
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Recent shoreline development has been limited toresidentialconstruction.
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Whenresidentialconstructionresumed after the war, architects broke with past traditions and embraced modernism.
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A boom inresidentialconstructionfollowed in the 1890s.
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He participated in several competitions and was active primarily inresidentialconstruction.
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Employment primarily caters to the needs of this seasonal cottage country population, includingresidentialconstruction, resorts, services and retail.
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According to the 2001 federal census, allresidentialconstructionin the neighbourhood occurred after 1995.
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The neighbourhood is a newer neighbourhood with allresidentialconstructionbeing completed after 1995.
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Whileresidentialconstructionnearly ended in the 1990s, that decade has seen significant growth in commercial development.
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Another nine percent were constructed during the 1970s, with substantially allresidentialconstructioncomplete by the end of 1980.
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There is hope that these developments also will help to generateresidentialconstruction.
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The majority ofresidentialconstructionwas done after 1996, with a small amount of construction in the decade before this.
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The area has retained many of its traditional lot divisions, and features civic andresidentialconstructionfrom the 18th to the 20th centuries.
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According to the 2001 federal census, most of theresidentialconstructionin the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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However, the bulk ofresidentialconstructiondidn't occur until the 1970s when roughly six out of ten (59.8%) of residences were built.
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The majority ofresidentialconstructionwas done between 1986 and 2001, with a small amount of construction before this.
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