local parish
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflocalandparish
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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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parish
noun[C]
uk/ˈpær.ɪʃ/us/ˈper.ɪʃ/
in some Christian denominations, an area cared for by one priest with its own church, or (in England) the smallest unit of ...
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(Definition oflocalandparishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This edition of two major, if very different, clean-copy registers of cases before two local church courts, sitting inlocalparishchurches, is in many ways exemplary.
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That is an issue about which mylocalparishand town councils are extremely concerned.
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By his own proscription, we shall, alas, be deprived of looking forward to his preachment in hislocalparishchurch, which we might enjoy.
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Let us consider some of the issues that mylocalparishcouncils are confronting now.
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Thelocalparishcouncillors would be quite able to take an active part in that procedure in their personal capacity.
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I must thank mylocalparishcouncils for all the help that they are giving to this cause.
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Thelocalparishcouncil says that it is not even sewage from its district but that which comes from its big brother next door.
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I welcome the involvement of local councils andlocalparishcouncils in recycling.
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However, in the case of such small charities that should be exercised by thelocalparishcouncil or parish meeting.
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Is he further aware that it is thelocalparishcouncil that has taken the initiative in providing services for my constituents in that area?
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Those five powers are necessary for manylocalparishcouncils to be able to things from which they are currently prohibited by law.
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It is not onlylocalparishcouncils that protest long and loud to me.
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There were a couple of public meetings, and bothlocalparishcouncils opposed the site.
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I appreciate that somelocalparishcouncils feel that only local people should have a role on national park authorities.
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It is only thelocalparishcouncillors who know.
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Moreover, thelocalparishplump type of representative is the least reliable and the most corruptible.
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A request by alocalparishcouncil to initiate such a study was refused by the landowner.
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The £1 million that he mentioned is a staggering sum for alocalparishto raise.
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However,localparishcouncils have asked me to ask him whether parish councils could be more formally included in the emergency recovery programme.
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