drainage improvement

collocation in English

meaningsofdrainageandimprovement

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drainage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/us
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or ...
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improvement
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/us
/ɪmˈpruːv.mənt/
an occasion when something gets better or when you make ...
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(Definition ofdrainageandimprovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Schemes for landdrainageimprovementcan be approved in present circumstances only where public health and safety are involved.
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I am very anxious to get on with thesedrainageimprovementschemes as fast as possible.
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Drainageimprovementworks are also being carried out.
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Market prices rather than shadow prices are used in making appraisals for landdrainageimprovementschemes for both cost and benefit.
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Since 1937 3,452 landdrainageimprovementschemes, the majority of which were voluntary, have been submitted by county councils and approved for grant.
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Responsibility for landdrainageimprovementwork rests with the drainage authorities for the area.
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We have powers to pay grants towards the cost ofdrainageimprovementworks carried out by councils or drainage authorities.
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A full programme ofdrainageimprovementworks in this area was begun in 1965 and is proceeding satisfactorily.
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There are also improved powers for the undertaking of specialdrainageimprovementschemes.
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We are dealing with the ordinary procedure ofdrainageimprovementoperations and the proper drainage of the country.
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This was to the effect that they should tell planning authorities about areas where development is likely to give rise to drainage problems or to prejudice plans fordrainageimprovement.
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These actions include closing some roads near the lake, funding a number of roaddrainageimprovement projects, and initiating a soil conservation education program.
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Rendered obsolete by the mechanical drainage improvements after the second world war it was finally removed in 1991.
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Further drainage improvements to the fields were made as late as the 1970s.
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Further exterior renovations were completed in 2007 and 2008, including masonry repair, window restoration, drainage improvements and the replacement of the original 150-year-old roof.
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Opponents said that the area's tax base could not sufficiently support municipal service, including police protection and oad and drainage improvements.
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Opponents said that the tax base was too small to support municipal services including police and road and drainage improvements.
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Opponents said that the area's tax base could not sufficiently support municipal service, including police protection and road and drainage improvements.
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Drainage improvements were also be made to the stadium's field in concert with the field crown being removed to produce a flat pitch.
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However, the 1930s were a time of economic uncertainty, and it was not always possible to levy rates at a level which would pay for drainage improvements.
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