road repair

collocation in English

meaningsofroadandrepair

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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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repair
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈpeər/us
/rɪˈper/
the act of fixing something that is broken ...
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(Definition ofroadandrepairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofroad repair

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There is also the question ofroadrepair.
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The assistance was not specifically related to the cost of snow clearance orroadrepair.
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Last but by no means least, a powerful case can be established for a majorroadrepairprogramme.
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The same thing applies to anyroadrepairvehicle that may come on to the road to assist a vehicle that has broken down.
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From that scientific study, he will discover the precise extra costs that each type of vehicle places on theroadrepairprogramme.
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At county council level, the budget forroadrepairand maintenance has been squeezed out of sight, and especially in rural shires.
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In addition to that, there have been the ordinaryroadrepairand maintenance works, running into the enormous figure of £20,000,000.
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Does he not realise how sickening it is to have this constant state ofroadrepaircreeping along this valley year by year?
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Drilling companies can be contractually obligated to cover the costs ofroadrepair.
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These projects includedroadrepairand upgrades, culvert installation, and construction of bridges and demolition bunkers.
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Theroadrepaircouncil and the quarter council merged in 1872.
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He was active in local civic affairs, and found enjoyment in, of all things,roadrepair.
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Shortly, thereafter, work commenced onroadrepairnear the dam site.
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It also included projects inroadrepairand maintenance, maternal and child health, famine early warning systems, and agricultural marketing.
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In all there are 33,000 men employed to-day on arterial road works and in addition, about half as many again on road maintenance androadrepairwork at this time.
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When they were both running theseroadrepairand mechanical and technical services for vehicles, it would be better to do so, and it would mean more money saved.
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Would it not be sensible to have theroadrepairworks on motorways undertaken when the volume of traffic on motorways is at the minimum rather than the maximum?
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Most unlikely of aesthetic materials, he grew fascinated with the visual possibilities of tar as he watchedroadrepairwork being done one day.
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The disagreement became particularly heated as the port resolved in 2013 to stop paying a percentage of gross revenues and to only pay for the actual costs ofroadrepair.
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