improved sanitation

collocation in English

meaningsofimproveandsanitation

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improve
verb[I or T]
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv/us
/ɪmˈpruːv/
to (cause something to) ...
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sanitation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌsæn.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
the systems for taking dirty water and other waste products away from buildings in order to protect ...
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(Definition ofimproveandsanitationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The sewer grate is evidence ofimprovedsanitationin the market by mid-century.
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Furthermore, the deployment of antibiotics andimprovedsanitationwould tend to introduce a period effect rather than a cohort effect.
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Several factors, including vaccination, antibiotics andimprovedsanitationhave contributed to this trend.
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Other effective methods of control includingimprovedsanitation, provision of piped water, and health education all need to be encouraged as well.
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Underimprovedsanitationand living conditions, individuals escape infection in early childhood and are left susceptible in adolescence and adulthood when the risk of severe disease is higher.
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They are taking preventive steps; against the spread of disease and in reference toimprovedsanitation.
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It has added to the longevity of the race by the measures ofimprovedsanitationit has introduced.
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We ensure that our support for the provision of potable water is integrated withimprovedsanitationand hygiene education.
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Water supplies andimprovedsanitationhave been provided for the growing towns, and grants made for new housing.
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In 1923 there were 400, 000; to-day there are more than 4 million, owing toimprovedsanitation, to education, security and so on.
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The establishment will, when completed, provide modern accommodation with access to muchimprovedsanitation, together with facilities for association, recreation, education and religious activities.
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Medical science andimprovedsanitationhave increased the expectation of life.
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First, a good water supply; secondly,improvedsanitation; thirdly, an improved medical service, and, in the fourth place, better housing and the development of our social services.
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Access to improved water source stood at 88 percent in 2010 and access toimprovedsanitationat 87 percent.
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Improvedsanitationhas been suggested as a cause of their decline.
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Access toimprovedsanitationlags significantly behind access to water supply.
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This number has increased in recent years with the advent of better nutrition as well asimprovedsanitationand healthcare practices.
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Access to an improved water source was 89% and access toimprovedsanitationwas 55% in 2008.
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In urban areas, 96% had access to an improved water source and 54% toimprovedsanitation.
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In 1990 access to improved water supply had been estimated at only 17%, and access toimprovedsanitationhad been estimated at only 4%.
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