building inspection

collocation in English

meaningsofbuildingandinspection

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building
noun
uk
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/us
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house ...
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inspection
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈspek.ʃən/us
/ɪnˈspek.ʃən/
the act of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct ...
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(Definition ofbuildingandinspectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Involvesbuildinginspectionand codes.
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Is it the design, the materials, the quality of construction or thebuildinginspection?
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The officials in that district looked uponbuildinginspectionas a thing of no importance.
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It is absolutely right thus to preserve the integrity of and public confidence in thebuildinginspectionsystem.
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By a thoroughbuildinginspectionand an up-to-date code of by-laws we could eliminate it.
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In response to this, a few authorities have started to insist that contractors carrying out work for them must use theirbuildinginspectionservices.
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Any move to speed up planning procedures and approvals will of course be very welcome, and certainlybuildinginspectionis in need of tightening up.
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Abuildinginspectionhas reported some serious structural problems with the current state of the building.
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The city maintains the sewer, water, local road, sidewalk, street lighting, animal control,buildinginspection, park, and recreation services.
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I know of a fairly big town where thebuildinginspectionis looked upon merely as a side-line to be carried out when there is nothing else to be done.
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It would be wrong to introduce competition as between one local authority and another as to the level of fees that are to be charged forbuildinginspectionwork.
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Soon after the collapse several experts cited abolishing statebuildinginspectionamong the reasons why control over building processes has lessened.
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In those predominantly rural areas, regional districts provide services such as land use planning,buildinginspectionand some responsibility for community fire protection.
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The company provides training in primarybuildinginspectionmethods for its franchisees, such as, electrical, heating and cooling, plumbing, and structural systems.
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From now on every building project had to be accepted by thebuildinginspectiondepartment, which itself was under the control of the royal police headquarters.
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These cameras are generally used forbuildinginspectionor preventative maintenance but can be used for artistic pursuits as well, such as this image of a cup of coffee.
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