reclamation of land
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreclamationandland
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reclamation
noun[U]
uk/ˌrek.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌrek.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/
the attempt to make land suitable for building ...
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land
noun
uk/lænd/us/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofreclamationandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Acquisition would also allow forreclamationoflandand wharf buildings on the waterfronts.
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Certainly;reclamationoflandwould come in.
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A certain amount ofreclamationoflandfrom the sea is being carried out.
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I consider that the present range of incentives offer ample scope for thereclamationoflandthat can economically be put to fuller agricultural use.
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Information is not collected on whether drainage schemes are specifically for thereclamationoflandor of the area which may benefit from the scheme.
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We wanted to find an agricultural expert, particularly equipped to give advice upon the advantages and dangers of mechanised farming and mechanisedreclamationofland.
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There is a feeling of irritation and disappointment with this attitude of plunging forward on the question of thereclamationofland.
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What about thereclamationoflandwhich is not in the least likely to be recovered by private enterprise?
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Thereclamationoflandwill run absolutely counter to all the main economic tendencies of the present moment.
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I turn now to thereclamationofland.
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I can give him an assurance that everything possible will be done to expedite schemes for thereclamationofland.
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In thisreclamationoflandthis is part of the purpose.
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He said that it was rather shocking on our part to oppose thereclamationofland, when there was such serious unemployment.
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That is the position in regard to thereclamationofland.
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That is not so with regard to thereclamationofland.
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Then there is thereclamationofland.
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Surelyreclamationoflandfrom the sea is in the national interest where it can be put to such good use.
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But no separate statistics have been keep about thereclamationoflandfrom the sea.
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He suggested thereclamationofland.
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Does anyone say that thereclamationoflandby drainage is a waste of money?
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