transport infrastructure

collocation in English

meaningsoftransportandinfrastructure

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withtransportorinfrastructure.
transport
noun
uk
/ˈtræn.spɔːt/us
/ˈtræn.spɔːrt/
the movement of people or goods from one place ...
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infrastructure
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to ...
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(Definition oftransportandinfrastructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As already noted, this can involve investment in storage facilities, intransportinfrastructure, or in direct subsidies.
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Moreover, the continued growth of the market and the development of thetransportinfrastructureprovided the potential to reap the financial rewards of investment.
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We consider here the impact of an underdevelopedtransportinfrastructure.
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A poortransportinfrastructurewould achieve a regional separation of markets because of high transport costs.
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Though the observed entitlement failure and temporary food insecurity could be corrected through stockpiling, the dearth of storage andtransportinfrastructureimpedes the ability to buy and procure food items.
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The cost of such extension is dependent to some extent on thetransportinfrastructureand integration of markets which are, in turn, institutional parameters that change with development.
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Since 1985, when such grants became available for large new publictransportinfrastructureprojects, the following grants have been awarded.
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We must look far more closely at the position of the railways as part of the nation'stransportinfrastructure.
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There must be a radical improvement in the publictransportinfrastructure; that goes without saying.
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Two things hold up the development oftransportinfrastructure—one of them is planning.
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With the £180 billion of public and private expenditure that is available, we are now ensuring that we are putting money steadily into ourtransportinfrastructure.
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We are investing in major improvements to ourtransportinfrastructure—both road and rail.
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It is too early to say what proportion of the contributions will be associated withtransportinfrastructure.
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We are interested in the possibility oftransportinfrastructurefor the spending of those funds.
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We have responded favourably to the suggestion of aid from thetransportinfrastructure.
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We discussed the development of action programmes—and this is important—for roads and for publictransportinfrastructureand investment.
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At present, there is no such mechanism, but there is an interesting proposal for atransportinfrastructurefund.
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Much of thetransportinfrastructureis already in place.
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Such long-term commitment and planning are essential if we are to rebuild and maintain thetransportinfrastructurethat we need for continued growth and prosperity.
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Such long-term commitment and planning is essential to rebuild and maintain thetransportinfrastructurethat we need for continued growth and prosperity.
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