neighbouring district

collocation in English

meaningsofneighbouringanddistrict

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neighbouring
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈneɪ.bər.ɪŋ/
Neighbouring places are next to or near ...
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district
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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(Definition ofneighbouringanddistrictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The interviews were conducted together with a research assistant who lives and works in aneighbouringdistrict.
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Many of these borderlanders settled not far from their old home, in aneighbouringdistrictthat was now in the other country.
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Some districts would never be able to make such an arrangement, while aneighbouringdistrictmight get an automatic invitation.
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You will have one authority providing meals in these centres, and another authority, possibly in aneighbouringdistrict, not providing them.
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He has already made one journey to theneighbouringdistrict.
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It is certainly possible for a general practitioner to negotiate the admission of his patient in aneighbouringdistrict.
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The patient makes the choice, advised by the general practitioner who will need information about waiting lists inneighbouringdistricthealth authorities.
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In far-flung rural districts people living near the boundaries will often be more concerned about services in aneighbouringdistrict.
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Theneighbouringdistrictis policed from the station referred to, and the duty of the police is not confined to the protection of the farm.
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Theneighbouringdistricthas been demolished and a new district centre planted there.
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Aneighbouringdistrictmay not have acted so efficiently, may, instead of spending its money in that way, have kept the money in its pocket.
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They are back at work in theneighbouringdistrictnow, and are quite contented.
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There, all theneighbouringdistrictcouncils, as well as all the political parties and public bodies of any significance, objected to these proposals, but, sadly, they were not heeded.
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It would be associated with satellite homes in theneighbouringdistrictfor those people capable of more independent living, so providing flexibility for people as their needs change.
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The way in which the grant is calculated means that people in one district may benefit from it, while others in aneighbouringdistrictliving in identical houses may not.
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Fifthly, under current legislation, environmental health departments are unable to take action of any kind against offenders polluting the environment from aneighbouringdistrictor borough.
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My interpretation of the words, "his own or aneighbouringdistrict, or on a road adjoining such water or such land" is, again, alongside such water or such land.
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That includesneighbouringdistrictcouncils.
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There has been no consultation on this proposal withneighbouringdistrictcouncils—a most unneighbourly action—and this arrogant, ill-conceived, ill-prepared and preposterous proposal has no support whatsoever from my constituents.
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One district may be in a peaceful condition, while in aneighbouringdistricta state of affairs may exist which renders it unsafe for the county inspector to grant permits.
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