recreational opportunity

collocation in English

meaningsofrecreationalandopportunity

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recreational
adjective
uk
/ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/
us
/ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/
connected with ways of enjoying yourself when you are ...
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opportunity
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/
us
/ˌɑː.pɚˈtuː.nə.t̬i/
an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of ...
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(Definition ofrecreationalandopportunityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Echaurren's writings show that he saw the night largely as a security problem; the minister seems to have seen it as arecreationalopportunity.
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In actual fact, there are 160, and this shows the diversity of sport andrecreationalopportunitythat is now available in this country.
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These environmental resources include not only end-user products like recreational opportunities but also indirect ecosystem services such as soil quality or groundwater replenishment.
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The site is an example of government-funded work projects designed to boost local economies, and is significant in its effort to protect and maintain the environment while offeringrecreationalopportunity.
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Wetlands provide a variety of important environmental services including flood control, wildlife habitat, waste treatment, and recreational opportunities.
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These areas have increasingly become homes for metro-area commuters and retirees, and those seeking recreational opportunities and natural amenities7,9.
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They acknowledged the need to facilitate access and improve recreational opportunities, but insisted that this should be done in a way that minimized the human impact on the environment.
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The difference lies in the requirement for national parks to provide significant recreational opportunities.
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In this, their play and recreational opportunities have an essential role.
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It is a wonderful area of recreational opportunities already enjoyed by many thousands, if not millions, of people every year.
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I would expect local authorities to continue to encourage sporting and recreational opportunities for the public at large as they always have done.
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I shall especially look to schemes that lead to housing, industrial, commercial, sporting and recreational opportunities.
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There are very many people needing further recreational opportunities.
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As a country we have made progress in recent years and thousands of people value the recreational opportunities available.
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To a considerable extent the purchase of leisure plots reflects a lack of outdoor recreational opportunities elsewhere.
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I believe that a partnership must be forged with the object of improving both farming and recreational opportunities.
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A very wide range of educational and recreational opportunities is available to young and old alike.
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What we are all concerned with is the kind of recreational opportunities which the national parks are there to promote.
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This has enabled farmers to carry out small schemes to improve the landscape and enhance the recreational opportunities of the area.
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I urge him also to continue to allow a reasonable allocation of admittedly expensive helicopter hours to achieve some recreational opportunities.
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