existing boundary
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexistingandboundary
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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition ofexistingandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is just used as anexistingboundarycondition.
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The furthest point in anyexistingboundaryis approximately 18 miles from the infected place.
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The answer is that noexistingboundaryreally produces the right solution.
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They will make the regulations on the basis of theexistingboundary.
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It was because it was not a viable unitary authority with itsexistingboundary.
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There is always scope for rationalising landholdings, particularly where theexistingboundaryof the commission's land creates problems in designing the forest edges to suit the landscape.
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With the exception of local inquiries, the criteria which the committees will follow will be as close as possible to those of theexistingboundarycommissions.
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Is he therefore suggesting that no towns or cities should increase in size at all, and that all development should occur within theexistingboundaryof an urban space?
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Planting can be used to modify anexistingboundaryline by softening or widening it.
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There will not be a shadow authority in the case of the other authorities because they retain their existing boundaries and will continue in the same way in territorial terms.
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They are noted for pushing at existing boundaries in the socially conservative country.
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These changes necessitated a major disruption to existing boundaries.
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The course is strictly landlocked by existing boundaries.
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The existing boundaries were found to be very unsatisfactory.
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