flood prevention
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffloodandprevention
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flood
noun
uk/flʌd/us/flʌd/
a large amount of water covering an area that is ...
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prevention
noun[U]
uk/prɪˈven.ʃən/us/prɪˈven.ʃən/
the act of stopping something from happening or of stopping someone from ...
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(Definition offloodandpreventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As far as the agricultural sector was concerned, development plans tended to concentrate investment in longterm and large-scale projects in such fields asfloodpreventionand water storage.
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I have never subscribed to the view that cities and towns inside the area have no interest infloodprevention.
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More than one thousand kilometres offloodpreventionbarriers have been rebuilt, and the flood plain has been increased by over 150 million square metres.
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Thefloodpreventionprogramme and flood risk maps should be set up not just for individual states, but for river basins.
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There is land drainage,floodpreventionand the supply of water for electricity generation cooling.
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The report identifiedfloodpreventionmeasures that would provide protection against the one in 100-year flood, which were estimated to cost about £1·25 million.
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Many people feel that the worth-whileness of a particular scheme offloodpreventionshould be left to the judgment of the river authority.
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He showed from that how necessary it was thatfloodpreventionwork should be planned locally and not on a national basis.
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It has represented the unity of its road and transport systems and itsfloodpreventionsystem.
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Local authorities currently have only a permissive power; they have no statutory powers to introducefloodpreventionmeasures.
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There is no reason why he should not approve capital expenditure onfloodprevention.
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Too often, regional authorities have stood back and spent little onfloodprevention.
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I agree that we want properfloodpreventionwhere that is possible.
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We also agreed on the need to address the issues of environmental sustainability and sustainability of the resources applied tofloodprevention.
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Clause 2 deals with the powers of local authorities in the preparation offloodpreventionschemes and in maintaining and managing such schemes.
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There will be a full programme offloodpreventionmeasures.
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After a nil expenditure during the war, it was not until the 1950s that capital expenditure forfloodpreventionwork became substantial.
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The mere fact that we have these floods, and have them repeatedly, shows that we are not spending enough onfloodprevention.
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Forfloodpreventionthe reservoirs need to be kept empty and for water conservation they need to be kept full.
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Moreover, for water conservation purposes we might well need the reservoirs in one part of the river and forfloodpreventionin another part.
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