independent district

collocation in English

meaningsofindependentanddistrict

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independent
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, ...
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district
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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(Definition ofindependentanddistrictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindependent district

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It would be better for them to hand over negotiations and assessment to theindependentdistrictvaluer.
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Let them hand over negotiation and assessment to theindependentdistrictvaluers.
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Theindependentdistrictauditors are responsible for value for money.
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It is for theindependentdistrictauditor to decide whether losses arose and, if so, to what extent, in those authorities which delayed setting a rate for 1985–86.
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Following anindependentdistrictauditor's review, they admitted weaknesses in the procurement procedures, breaches of the region's standing financial instructions and weaknesses in the trust's management of the project.
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It was given the status ofindependentdistrictin 1865.
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If a county has noindependentdistrict, its school district boundaries coincide exactly with its borders.
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Voters approved the establishment of anindependentdistrictfor the college in 1968.
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Students in those districts attend high school in the district whose area overlaps with theindependentdistrict.
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That status was given to the county; it was not given to independent districts.
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Several private independent districts were established, the property of aristocrats and the gentry, which were ruled by their own laws.
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Independent districts are completely separate from county districts.
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Public schools were funded and supervised by independent districts that depended on taxpayer support.
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The second type, independent districts, usually encompass cities or groups of cities.
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Nishikan-ku is composed of five former independent districts.
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Kentucky independent districts can cross county lines.
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