arable land
collocation in Englishmeaningsofarableandland
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arable
adjective
uk/ˈær.ə.bəl/us/ˈer.ə.bəl/
Arable farming land is used for, or is suitable for, ...
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land
noun
uk/lænd/us/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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In addition, an increase in the population necessitated the need for morearableland.
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However, among economic resourcesarablelandis especially important.
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It may have becomearablelandagain, but this cannot be proved.
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I also have problems with the idea of a collective ownership ofarablelandin late-medieval village communities.
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The amount of land that will be deforested will depend on the price ofarablelandand on the deforesters' profit-maximizing behavior and technology.
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Until recently, sufficientarablelandwas available to allow use of this system.
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The distribution of land holdings is skewed, with 18% of the households owning 47% of thearableland.
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The national endowment ofarableland, proven mineral reserves, and usable water cannot increase at all.
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Mucharablelandin the south-east and west had long been in enclosed fields.
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What concerned him most was the rapid disposal of marginallyarableland.
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Possibly, this urban market absorbed part of the area's rural workforce, thereby lightening the pressure on those who sought access toarableland.
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Possibly the area was used asarableland, but we have no evidence for that hypothesis.
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Virtually all people in the research area are well aware of the general shortage ofarablelandand the competition over it.
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The organic farms cultivated, in 1999, about 270,000 ha farmland, 60,000 ha of which wasarableland.
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This corresponds to 15 times thearablelandused for the production of feedstuffs in the region itself!
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The area is dominated byarableland, grazed and abandoned pastures, spruce plantations and deciduous woods.
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The inhabitants occupied numerous small pieces ofarablelandrendered fertile by the surrounding wetlands.
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They were transformed intoarablelandwith plots divided by shallow ditches (figure 6e).
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Where the horse played a major transpor t role, one-third of available,arablelandwas devoted to oat production.
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Where the horse played a major transport role, one-third of available,arablelandwas devoted to oat production.
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