preservation movement

collocation in English

meaningsofpreservationandmovement

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preservation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌprez.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofpreservationandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The railwaypreservationmovementhas been growing in strength and importance.
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Having invented the railway, it was logical that subsequently we more or less invented the railwaypreservationmovement.
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The many responses received, including those from the railwaypreservationmovement, have been taken into account in finalising subordinate legislation.
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I turn to one aspect of the railwaypreservationmovement.
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The historicpreservationmovementbegan in the city in the mid-1970s with the renovation of several historic structures.
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At the same time, open air museums and thepreservationmovementcreated a reservation for ancient building traditions.
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The battle to save the church revived this tradition and marked the beginning of the city's modern historicpreservationmovement.
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A lean-to on the side of the colliery's engine shed also provided a place for the fledglingpreservationmovementto store locomotives rescued from elsewhere.
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This marked the birth of the nationalpreservationmovementthat continues to this day.
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Plans in the 1980s to demolish the building and to replace it with a larger structure was derailed by apreservationmovement.
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A prominent heritagepreservationmovementdeveloped, and most cities today have heritage districts of restored structures.
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The destruction was a catalyzing factor in the development of the modern historicpreservationmovement.
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The filmpreservationmovementhas resulted in a number of classic films being restored to pristine condition.
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This attractive livery was popular with the public, but strongly divided opinions in thepreservationmovementfor its inaccuracy.
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Unfortunately, thepreservationmovementcould not stop much development around the site, with the result that the ruins are surrounded by tall buildings and is in no way visually pure.
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