road improvement

collocation in English

meaningsofroadandimprovement

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road
noun[C or U]
uk
/rəʊd/us
/roʊd/
a long, hard surface built for vehicles to ...
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improvement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/us
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/
an occasion when something gets better or when you make ...
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(Definition ofroadandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Our perennial problem is the allocation of the money we have forroadimprovementto wherever it will do the most good.
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I am authorising pedestrian subways and footbridges in increasing numbers as part ofroadimprovementschemes.
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People believed that they were being consulted about a localisedroadimprovementscheme.
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Failing to carry out aroadimprovementto try to stop people using vehicles is a luddite approach.
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As a first stage,roadimprovementschemes will cost £147 million.
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I find it difficult to understand why practically everyroadimprovementthat is carried out always stops short at a bad bend.
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I believe that the proposal to finance comprehensive long-term programmes ofroadimprovementby way of loan has much to commend it.
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And, speaking broadly, with the exception of the elimination of "black spots" all majorroadimprovementhas ceased.
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It would be of assistance to all those concerned withroadimprovementif they were enabled to inspect and study such an area.
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Some inconvenience to the motoring public is inevitable in allroadimprovementschemes but all possible measures are taken to keep it to the minimum.
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As regards the provinces, similar schemes ofroadimprovementwill be put in hand forthwith.
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The other two are required for the trunkroadimprovementscheme and consideration is being given to the possibility of letting them in the meantime.
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The development of motor vehicles in this country and the encouragement ofroadimprovementhave beer, of great advantage to him.
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For example, over £12 million worth of trunk and principalroadimprovementschemes are programmed or in preparation.
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A majorroadimprovementwould be very expensive and difficult to fit into the countryside.
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There is not enough money to go round to undertake these bigroadimprovementschemes.
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The first point is, of course,roadimprovementand construction on a scale far vaster than is being undertaken at the present time.
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Contractors are not obliged to employ local labour, but in practice a large proportion of labour on anyroadimprovementscheme is recruited locally.
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One of my noble friends related the example of the purchase of property forroadimprovementor road widening.
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