open countryside

collocation in English

meaningsofopenandcountryside

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open
adjective
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən/us
/ˈoʊ.pən/
not closed ...
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countryside
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd/us
/ˈkʌn.tri.saɪd/
land not in towns, cities, or industrial areas, that is either used for farming or left in its ...
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(Definition ofopenandcountrysidefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopen countryside

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Virtually all had experienced migration from theopencountrysideto towns and villages as farm labourers and tenants in particular moved to be near relief offices.
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Some people argue that, given this country's extensive rights-of-way network, we do not need to extend access overopencountryside.
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Providing greater access toopencountrysideis not an attack on the countryside, as some would have us believe.
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Any encroach- ment on it will mean that people will have to travel still further to reach any kind ofopencountryside.
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Sufficient powers are available to local planning authorities to control development in theopencountryside.
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The other main point is thatopencountrysideis not always nicely criss-crossed in a manner that gives appropriate access.
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Fences, sheds and unmade roads inevitably damage the pleasant appearance ofopencountryside.
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I am told that the site should be well screened by trees and therefore its obtrusion on theopencountrysidescene should be minimal.
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He has fenced around his fields, yes; and beyond the fields isopencountryside.
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Most of the peripheral parts of this gigantic area are moorland oropencountryside.
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This says that "poster advertising is out of place in theopencountrysideand should not normally be allowed".
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After the mapping procedure has been completed and rights acrossopencountrysidehave been granted, the provision might then be reasonable.
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We see no reason to make it an offence onopencountryside.
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That would place owners ofopencountrysidein a more favourable position than landowners generally.
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That is exactly what will happen on moors,opencountrysideand downland if no practical sanctions are established.
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They race freely acrossopencountrysideor fell land for varying distances, but always several miles.
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On that occasion, he may have climbed out to the south-west over pleasant,opencountrysideand green belt.
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There are still masses ofopencountrysidewhere new towns and new villages could be built without ruining it.
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In conclusion, the decision to drive a new road throughopencountrysideis always a sad one, and the choice of route is always difficult.
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In total, that is 4 million acres ofopencountryside.
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