century of neglect

collocation in English

meaningsofcenturyandneglect

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century
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.tʃər.i/us
/ˈsen.tʃər.i/
a period of ...
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neglect
noun[U]
uk
/nɪˈɡlekt/us
/nɪˈɡlekt/
a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care ...
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(Definition ofcenturyandneglectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Those of us who may feel frustration at so little progress after acenturyofneglect, in no sense direct that frustration at him.
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I think they are due to acenturyofneglectby everyone, but that does not mean we should not do something now.
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Time is running out after half acenturyofneglect.
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Scotland's pollution control on our inland water has reversed acenturyofneglect.
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It was restored in the 1980s after suffering from almost acenturyofneglect.
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By simply spending some of their time on its affairs, after acenturyofneglect, these men were able partially to rebuild the college's relationship with the town.
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The park then fell foul of acenturyofneglectand decay until an ongoing programme of restoration was started in 1990, enabling it to be re-opened in 1993.
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We have to meet competition in the world today for cotton goods in an industry very ill-equipped by reason of two centuries of neglect.
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After centuries of neglect the programme had, inevitably, to be a long-term one, requiring a considerable number of years for its fulfilment.
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We are fortunate, indeed, that so much common land still exists despite centuries of neglect in establishing any system of registration.
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After all racing has had only £34 million over ten years, and it was left with a legacy of two centuries of neglect.
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These tribes, the government believes, need extra assistance to overcome centuries of neglect.
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In 1890-1891, he carried out much repair and restoration, which allowed the survival of the house after centuries of neglect.
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The damage caused by time, centuries of neglect, politics, and modernization was further compounded by nature in 1923.
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The rivers had suffered from centuries of neglect, which had made navigation, even for small craft, difficult.
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Vaulted architecture became an expression of equilibrium, stability, and permanence, monuments which persisted through centuries of neglect.
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