private automobile

collocation in English

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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automobile
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.tə.mə.biːl/us
/ˈɑː.t̬ə.moʊ.biːl/
a ...
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(Definition ofprivateandautomobilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The expansion ofprivateautomobileownership in the 1920s further constrained the expansion of streetcar lines.
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Increased competition fromprivateautomobileownership and the construction of better highways forced the closure of the electric interurban railways.
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Manningham has very highprivateautomobileuse due to low access to public transportation.
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With the growth in popularity of theprivateautomobileduring the 20th century, streetcar and bus ridership declined, and the needs for public transportation changed.
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They catered to the tastes of the upper middle classes who could afford to own aprivateautomobileand property in the suburbs.
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Sightseeing is available byprivateautomobile, motorcycle, commercial tour, bicycle, and hiking.
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Trams were an integral part of the public transport system in the early 20th century until the advent of theprivateautomobile.
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Just over half of toursts in the state arrive to their destinations byprivateautomobile, followed by airplane and commercial bus.
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Restrictions on operating a commercial vehicle are often stricter than those for aprivateautomobile.
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Ridership across the system dropped through the 1920s as operating costs continued to rise, coupled with competition from better highways andprivateautomobileuse.
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Evenprivateautomobileowners were taking streetcars as rationing made gasoline and tires difficult to get.
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Weekday and everyday commerce in the area creates thousands of peak periodprivateautomobiletrips daily and resulting air pollution impacts on the neighborhood's elderly residents.
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By 1995, tariffs on private automobiles had fallen to 40 per cent and duties on private buses and heavy trucks amounted to just 10 per cent.
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The surrounding transport infrastructure is heavily reliant on private automobiles.
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Private automobiles are becoming very common on the city's congested streets.
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Special plates and an appropriate number from 301 numerals, and are assigned to 17 seat private automobiles.
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The increased use of private automobiles greatly affected all transportation projects built more or less after 1930.
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This was around the time when the city authorized the payment of $5 per month for gasoline for private automobiles used for city business.
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Because public roads and highways were somewhat primitive and private automobiles were not very common, having employees live near to the processing plant was desirable.
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