transportation authority

collocation in English

meaningsoftransportationandauthority

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transportation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌtræn.spɔːˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌtræn.spɚˈteɪ.ʃən/
the movement of people or goods from one place ...
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authority
noun
uk
/ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/us
/əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the moral or legal right or ability ...
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(Definition oftransportationandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is one other point that must be mentioned, and that is that the county council is also thetransportationauthorityfor the county.
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Is it thought for a moment that atransportationauthoritywould disregard the industrial development of the district through which its lines go?
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However, what is needed is atransportationauthoritywhich will ensure that the needs of the country use all forms of transport in a balanced way.
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An effort to create a regionaltransportationauthoritythat would operate public transportation were defeated by voters in a referendum.
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Many times these vehicles are filled in with more number of people thantransportationauthority/law permits.
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Translink operates the regional transportation network and is also the regionaltransportationauthority.
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Another thing that was revealed in the sixth film was the name for itstransportationauthority.
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Jacksonville also has several quasi-independent government agencies which only nominally answer to the consolidated authority, including electric authority, port authority,transportationauthority, housing authority and airport authority.
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Let us have some detail of the regional transportation authorities that will take over the whole question of passenger transport in the years ahead.
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The county councils are now the transportation authorities and must maintain close links.
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The county will be highway and transportation authorities as well and will have a vested interest in seeing that access to these plants is good and sensible.
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All drivers have their licenses validated by transportation authorities before their ride is posted.
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This would also include universities, housing and transportation authorities, and primary and secondary school systems.
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In addition to the public transportation authorities, which provide limited intercity connections, several commercial intercity bus services also operate.
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In winter, it is common for the highway to be closed one to four times by transportation authorities due to hazardous conditions.
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Although the federal government has made funds available to improve transportation on reservations, local transportation authorities have not taken advantage of these monies.
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Government departments with large fleets (such as the police departments, fire departments, transportation authorities and departments of public works of major cities) may similarly own tow truck(s).
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