total reconstruction

collocation in English

meaningsoftotalandreconstruction

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total
adjective
uk
/ˈtəʊ.təl/us
/ˈtoʊ.t̬əl/
including ...
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reconstruction
noun
uk
/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/ˌriː.kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the process of building or creating something again that has been damaged ...
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(Definition oftotalandreconstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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And therefore they only took it wheretotalreconstructionwas needed.
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Hundreds of thousands of houses, including many defective council houses, need major overhaul ortotalreconstruction, although some of them are only a few years old.
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Built in 1962, the ground underwent atotalreconstructionin 1999 and was brought to a suitable stand to host international matches in 1999.
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The certification is meant to be representative of atotalreconstructionof how a community views economic development.
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This station underwenttotalreconstructionin stages starting in 1994.
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The stadium was built in 1965, but the ground underwent atotalreconstructionafter 41 years, in 2006.
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In 1615 the tower underwent its firsttotalreconstruction, followed by further repairs and new buildings at least once every century.
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The renovations took two years to complete, and led to the neartotalreconstructionof significant portions of the property.
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He went through six knee surgeries andtotalreconstructionof his right ankle and right wrist.
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The building was damaged by an earthquake in 1969, then another one in 1990 that led to thetotalreconstructionof the school building.
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Years later, the ground underwent atotalreconstructionin 2007 and was brought to a suitable stand in 2008.
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