quarry site

collocation in English

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quarry
noun
uk
/ˈkwɒr.i/us
/ˈkwɔːr.i/
a large artificial hole in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug for use as ...
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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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(Definition ofquarryandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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By the time the competition brief was issued, thequarrysitehad been selected and the accommodation schedule drawn up.
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Brandon marsh is an oldquarrysiteand next to the marsh there is an active quarrying undertaking.
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The formerquarrysiteis now used for greenhouses.
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The park was later developed on an abandonedquarrysitein 1988.
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The prison is built in a rehabilitatedquarrysite.
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Located on a formerquarrysite, the urban-style village is organized around a 19-acre community park that cascades down the terraced property.
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Above thequarrysiteis the restored quarry masters house.
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Much of thequarrysitehas been obliterated by this untopping operation.
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These 396 acres included the existingquarrysite, which was slated to expand to 90 acres.
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The whole park is completely man made from an oldquarrysitecreating the lakes and the hills around them.
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Thequarrysiteconsists of several submerged features for divers to explore, including numerous vans, caravans and other vehicles.
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Tipping and landfill of old quarry sites and the building of sea defences, which covers up coastal sites, are the most common problems.
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Dormant quarry sites cannot be re-activated until full modern conditions have been approved by the relevant mineral planning authority.
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We cannot go on building incinerators willy-nilly, and the number of gravel workings and quarry sites available for the dumping of waste is limited.
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We have recently published research on the impacts of blasting, and we shall shortly publish a report on the impacts of traffic generated at quarry sites.
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It is one of four quarry sites used for materials in the construction of park structures and facilities at the park.
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The quarry sites are characterized by large outcropping boulders of soapstone surrounded by depressions and concentrations of soapstone debris.
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