local district

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalanddistrict

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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district
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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(Definition oflocalanddistrictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal district

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For example, ourlocaldistricthospital's free service consisted of providing aspirins for virtually every malady.
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On the other hand, they must be physically present in theirlocaldistrict, and thus are much less assiduous in national assemblies.
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We can, hence, imagine that the foreign replication of thelocaldistrictmodel involves adjustments and new combinations, as the next section will detail.
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Typically, each senator serves on boards or committees unique to his or herlocaldistrict.
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Unit costs of health services were collected at the two postgraduate hospitals where patients were recruited and from alocaldistrictgeneral hospital.
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This is not to deny the need for general formulations at the metropolitan level, going beyond thelocaldistrictambit.
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The school has received recognition from thelocaldistrictand the state for its work with these students, their parents, and the wider community.
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In smaller towns, ensuring ready availability of trained individuals to operate and repair equipment is critical, possibly by traininglocaldistrict-level staff who could serve as franchisees to the supplier.
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For them an endorsement of group ranching would jeopardize their own individual holdings, which by that time were not legalized, having been allocated by thelocaldistrictcouncils.
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Eachlocaldistrictthen chooses a level of provision, with the amount satisfying the federal mandate acting as a lower bound on what the district may implement.
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The generating stations alone will vest in thelocaldistrictboard.
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A further 15 properties are subject to negotiations with thelocaldistrictvaluer.
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On the other hand, you have thelocaldistrictcouncils throughout the country unable to supply their localities with water under the present system.
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I have since found out that thelocaldistrictoffices are now in possession of that information.
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Local people have taken a great pride in the advance achieved by them in thelocaldistrict.
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I also had discussions with the fire brigade and thelocaldistrictcouncil in its capacity as the waste disposal authority.
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Thelocaldistrictcouncils ought to have some power to prevent the selling of land for that purpose.
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We would prefer thelocaldistrictauthority to make the application or proposal for the small authority for the neighbourhood to be established.
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However, they have had to put up with many outrages and injustices from thelocaldistrictcouncil.
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We have issued guidelines on the basis for the transfer of community-related assets, such as open spaces and community centres, to thelocaldistrictcouncils.
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