leisure-time activity
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activity
noun
uk/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Walking andleisure-timeactivityand risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women.
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He concludes that if gardening for food production is regarded as aleisure-timeactivity, only then does it provide a worthwhile return on outlay.
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If aleisure-timeactivityis not freely entered into, it ceases to be recreation.
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Learning is becoming an importantleisure-timeactivity, not only to improve people's skills and employability but also as education for learning's sake.
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Sailing and small boats represent today, as they did when that report was written, the largest growingleisure-timeactivityin the country.
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Various voluntary and youth organisations in particular are crucial providers of a safe environment in leisure-time activities and of non-formal education/awareness-raising on mental-health-related issues.
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I am anxious that those who want to enjoy leisure-time activities should have the opportunity to do so.
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They are in full-time work, and 74 are now qualified as leaders for leisure-time activities in their own groups.
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It will certainly do a lot of harm to leisure-time activities for millions of women.
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Changing patterns in child education require changing provision for parents and for children when they become adult, especially in leisure-time activities.
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Education can broaden people's outlook and open the way to 1,001 different leisure-time activities, which will enable them to lead fuller and more rewarding lives.
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In that way we should save more of the national income than is used at present in other leisure-time activities.
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As to the leisure-time activities of adolescents, these will certainly suffer.
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