rail project

collocation in English

meaningsofrailandproject

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rail
noun
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/
the system of transport that ...
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project
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprɒdʒ.ekt/us
/ˈprɑː.dʒekt/
a piece of planned work or an activity that is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a ...
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(Definition ofrailandprojectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I shall refer specifically to a project dear to my own heart in the west midlands, a lightrailproject—the midland metro.
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When the time comes, we shall want to consider the lightrailprojectin line with others.
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This form ofrailprojectfinancing has been adopted by them for many years.
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The opposition was directed not against therailproject, but against the route of the new line and the loss of arable land.
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The underground portion was the costliest section of the entirerailproject.
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The proposedrailproject, when completed, was the most intensive and ambitious of its kind ever undertaken to date.
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The largestrailprojectof this period was also a disaster.
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A metrorailprojecthas also been planned to relieve the chaotic traffic conditions on the streets.
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An advisory vote in 2006 elicited a negative response to continued planning and investment in the lightrailproject.
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The improvement of this road is necessary for the construction of the metro and its widening will be done according to the alignment of the metrorailproject.
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Included originally as part of the network, both stations were deferred resulting from neighborhood opposition only to be built later due to changing attitudes towards therailproject.
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We must secure the planning consent, which is being considered at the moment, and the project—like all rail projects—must be both affordable and deliverable.
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The major part - the investments - corresponds to large rail projects.
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We are now in much safer waters in the planning of major new road and rail projects, which are properly co-ordinated from their inception.
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I shall not go into that matter, but those differences in the appraisal of road and rail projects are dealt with in that paragraph.
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Some £50 million a year is at present available by way of government grants and credit approvals towards the funding of light rail projects.
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We should also encourage light rail projects wherever they are desirable.
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The new document contains no specific references to future rail projects.
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We must remember that road building alone will not solve the problem and rail projects are essential.
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We share your view that greater attention needs to be directed particularly towards rail projects.
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