maintenance programme

collocation in English

meaningsofmaintenanceandprogramme

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maintenance
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/
us
/ˈmeɪn.tən.əns/
the work needed to keep a road, building, machine, etc. in ...
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programme
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.ɡræm/
us
/ˈproʊ.ɡræm/
a broadcast on television ...
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(Definition ofmaintenanceandprogrammefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For reasons of comparability, only patients engaged in a methadonemaintenanceprogrammewere included.
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This was done without interfering with the summer plantmaintenanceprogrammeor the construction programme for reinforcing the transmission system.
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Additional funds have been made available for the purpose and, accordingly, the reforms—including the establishment of trusts—cause no adverse effects on the hospitalmaintenanceprogramme.
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I shall shortly be announcing the motorway and all-purpose trunk roadmaintenanceprogrammefor 1984–85.
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We will enable local authorities to get rid of the backlog on our local roads with a £30 billionmaintenanceprogramme.
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Themaintenanceprogrammeis complemented by new road construction, minor road improvement and safety schemes.
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The current year's provision for the national museums and galleries building andmaintenanceprogrammeis £48 million.
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Others are for minor refurbishment which more properly belongs within a normalmaintenanceprogramme.
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The roadmaintenanceprogrammehas been bitten into.
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The local roadmaintenanceprogrammeis a large part of the total local transport expenditure.
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An internal review is being undertaken of themaintenanceprogrammeneeded for gate guardian aircraft and how such a programme should be financed.
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An authority may decide to do so for the best of reasons—to accelerate amaintenanceprogrammeor add to balances.
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One metre strips will be provided as part of the future roadmaintenanceprogramme.
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The inspection of buildings and other property of management committees and regional hospital boards is done as part and parcel of the generalmaintenanceprogramme.
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The cost of the improvement andmaintenanceprogrammeis undertaken by us.
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The annual running costs for individual vessels within a class will vary according to the vessel's operating andmaintenanceprogramme.
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The potential loss of capability resulting from the crash is being managed by adjusting themaintenanceprogrammeof the remaining two aircraft.
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Obviously there will come a time when, because of the continuingmaintenanceprogramme, it will be cheaper to renew the aircraft than to maintain it.
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