toremainin thebuildingthat you are in during anemergencysuch as anextremeweathereventor ashooting:
In mostchemicalemergenciespeopleareinstructedto shelter inplace,closingwindowsandturningoffairconditionerstokeepouttoxicfumes.
More than 40% of thenursinghomesin Hurricane Katrina'spathsheltered inplace.
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tostayathomeand onlyleavewhen you have to, forexampletobuyfood,especiallyduring anepidemic(= theappearanceof adiseasein alargenumberofpeopleat the sametime):
Millions of Californians were told to shelter inplacetostopthespreadof coronavirus.
Somestateshaveissuedshelter inplaceorders.
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Staying and remaining
shelterverb(AVOID TAX)
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If you shelterincome, youlegallyavoidpayingtaxeson it:
It provided a windbreak for crops, andshelterfor animals, as well as protecting against the cattle of others.
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The typhoon in 1994 was suciently late for that planting to curtail but not to annul net returns to the rain shelters.
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Doing so may have removed a real increase in such events as participants aged into more responsible roles and less familial sheltering from stress.
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Anti-predator defence mechanisms may have evolved during the process that enabled these tadpole species to occupy large permanent streams, which oftenshelterpredatory fishes.
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In his prime a man is legally responsible for providing his minor children with food,shelter, and clothing.
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Basic needs are requirements for physical survival as a biological human being, like water, food,shelterand safety.
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During those years, military hierarchy remained strong, as it was consciously sheltered from government.
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First, houses in non-modern societies are more than physical structures forshelter.
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Many of those who remained sought permanentshelterin the air raid bunkers.
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Older people do not want to be made to move to a poky sheltered housing unit with neighbours they did not choose.
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This level of protection orshelterunder diplomatic immunity did not exist for the majority of the individuals escaping from repression.
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He wrote therefore that he "never knew theshelterof a roof between four or five o'clock in the morning till seven in the evening".
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The cylinders were kept outside, beneath ashelter.
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Once the initial practical difficulties had been ironed out, there were decent facilities for medical care, education, and religion as well as food andshelter.
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Elements such as roofs, gables and windows are likely to be dictated by the structure's primary function - providingshelterand light to the building's occupants.
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adequate shelter
Tens of thousands remain withoutadequateshelter.
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evacuation shelter
More than 50 families involved in the storm-induced destruction were relocated to evacuation shelters.
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overnight shelter
The proposed camp is not a barracks, but would merely provide overnight shelter for up to 100 troops using the ranges.
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