art treasures

collocation in English

meaningsofartandtreasure

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art
noun
uk
/ɑːt/us
/ɑːrt/
the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that ...
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treasure
noun
uk
/ˈtreʒ.ər/us
/ˈtreʒ.ɚ/
very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, ...
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(Definition ofartandtreasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Again, unlike anarttreasure, which requires very little maintenance, in the case of livestock a considerable amount of money is normally involved in maintaining an asset.
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This is not the case with anarttreasure, the value of which is perhaps maintained over hundreds of years.
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The interest to be weighed in the balance against that is the safety of art treasures.
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None the less, a great storehouse of art treasures comes on to the market.
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They did not buy art treasures, stick them in a vault and watch them appreciating.
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The great private collections are the result of a freer market in art treasures.
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The city art galleries own seven major historic buildings, which house the magnificent city art treasures.
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If anything, the situation is even worse as regards art treasures.
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Owners are often compelled to sell their art treasures either piecemeal or completely.
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Millions of pounds worth of art treasures and antiquities are stolen all over the world, especially in this country.
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It is not only a question of their lacking the finance to acquire fine art treasures, but of their having little space.
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We are paying through the nose to maintain the privileges of wealthy landowners and the owners of art treasures.
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If we are to value art treasures at all, we must take every means in our power to preserve them.
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What is the point of it all if we start denying our traditions and our stores of art treasures to our people?
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It has been argued in the first place that there should be some legislation in order to prevent the vanishing of great art treasures from this country.
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A strong appeal has been made for some intervention in favour of the art treasures of the country.
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We are told to-day that large numbers of these art treasures are stored in the basements and never exhibited to the public.
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From time to time we read in the press of people wishing to sell art treasures to meet taxes.
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Exhibitions of art treasures and the mutual visits of dramatic and ballet companies and musical performers are being arranged.
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They will have greater difficulty than ever before in visiting our museums and galleries and enjoying the art treasures there.
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