long-term occupation

collocation in English

meaningsoflong-termandoccupation

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long-term
adjective
uk
/ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/us
/ˌlɑːŋˈtɝːm/
continuing a long time into ...
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occupation
noun
uk
/ˌɒk.jəˈpeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.kjəˈpeɪ.ʃən/
a ...
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(Definition oflong-termandoccupationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The site's location (distant from the village) and the substantial investment in a shelter for cattle and people imply along-termoccupation.
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Some are certainly not good enough forlong-termoccupation.
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It is along-termoccupation, and in my view is unlike any other business, because more often than not it provides a home as well.
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We believe that it is prudent to provide further premises by new building only in cases wherelong-termoccupationcan be assured.
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We are there not as a permanent,long-termoccupationforce, but to allow democratic and civilised standards to grow again in that country.
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Farming is along-termoccupation.
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Becauselong-termoccupationis at best a secondary consideration, spite houses frequently sport strange and impractical structures.
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Brachyptery was found to occur in areas oflong-termoccupationsuch as refugia, where wing-reduction allowed for the redirection of energy for travel towards other uses such as reproduction.
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In some cases oflong-termoccupation, the term protest camp may be applied, although occupation often connotes the use of space without permission or in defiance of governmental authority.
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Backcountry pots applied, sites with deeper soils, intact residential terraces, good ground visibility, and long-term occupations.
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The second reason for some form of minimum term is that farming in general and animal husbandry in particular are long-term occupations.
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