small landowner
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmallandlandowner
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small
adjective
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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landowner
noun[C]
uk/ˈlændˌəʊ.nər/us/ˈlændˌoʊ.nɚ/
someone who owns land, especially a large amount ...
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(Definition ofsmallandlandownerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsmall landowner
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Thesmalllandowner, on the other hand, had little opportunity for redress.
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Too often the disappearance of thesmalllandownerhas been seen to take place between the fixed points of specific sources.
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While the large landowner can afford it, the position of thesmalllandownerwill be quite intolerable.
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The ordinarysmalllandowneralso does not understand the theory that he must buy back potential development rights.
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I am not a landowner, though my wife might be called asmalllandowner.
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I am concerned that this grant scheme should be made as simple as possible for thesmalllandownerand small farmer.
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For instance supposing asmalllandowneror cotter wants to build a house for himself of an approved type, will that man get the subsidy?
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Onesmalllandownerin my constituency has lost 20 acres to the river in the past few years.
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It is important to note that more tax will be paid by thesmalllandownerbecause of the abolition of development land tax.
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We hope that these amendments will help thesmalllandownerto wend his way through this maze of legislation.
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The statutory small tenant becoming asmalllandownerwould naturally apply for lowered rent and compensation for upkeep of fixtures belonging to the owner.
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Thesmalllandownerhas been the spoilt darling of agriculture and a burden upon the taxpayer and the ratepayer, and particularly upon the owner.
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It is not the large landowner, but thesmalllandownerwho will not give land.
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I recognise the difficulties that asmalllandownerhas at a time when the whole pattern of agricultural policy changes considerably as each decade goes by.
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Thirdly, thesmalllandownerand the small person enjoying the possession of house property in our cities have had a very raw deal during these difficult times.
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This is an extremely complex, and, therefore, very expensive, procedure for thesmalllandowner, whose land is often taken voluntarily but with the threat of compulsory acquisition as a back-up.
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His father was asmalllandowner.
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His father was asmalllandownerand a former officer.
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He is sometimes described as asmalllandowner, a farmer of the middle classes.
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More numerous than tenants,smalllandowner-cultivators lived and worked independently, but often fell into debt and sold their land to the wealthy.
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