principal residence

collocation in English

meaningsofprincipalandresidence

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principal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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residence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrez.ɪ.dəns/us
/ˈrez.ə.dəns/
a ...
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(Definition ofprincipalandresidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Symbolically, as well as physically, hisprincipalresidencelooked down upon the city.
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Accordingly, we provide that aprincipalresidenceshould be selected.
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However, the presumption would be that the place where they lived was theirprincipalresidence.
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Of course, much of the time, people genuinely have a single dwelling house—aprincipalresidence—where not only they but their family and children live.
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Theprincipalresidenceformula is suggested in the amendment.
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Why should those for whom it is not theirprincipalresidencehave the greater right of enfranchisement but not the lesser right of extension?
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The amendment would merely force them to choose which should be theirprincipalresidencewhere they want to be on the parliamentary register.
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The first issue relates to a bankrupt's sole orprincipalresidencebeing returned to them, in principle, after three years.
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It is also theprincipalresidenceof our head of state and the site of our legislature.
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We can go further, and reintroduce the concept of aprincipalresidence.
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I am not averse to the elector being given the opportunity to choose, when he registers, which he regards as hisprincipalresidence.
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It may or may not be theirprincipalresidence.
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There is no principle behind the sole orprincipalresidencetest.
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The question ofprincipalresidenceis also very important.
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As my noble friend said,principalresidencecauses no difficulty with regard to estate duties and inheritance tax.
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To disqualify people from enfranchising because the property is not theirprincipalresidenceis to make a special exception.
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The new arrangements say that a property that is not someone's sole orprincipalresidencewill be liable for half the bill.
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That is to say, he occupies a flat which is his only orprincipalresidencein, perhaps, a terraced house that he has converted.
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Or by reference to what was declared to be theprincipalresidencefor council tax?
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