outdoor pursuit

collocation in English

meaningsofoutdoorandpursuit

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outdoor
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈaʊtˌdɔːr/us
/ˈaʊtˌdɔːr/
existing, happening, or done outside, rather than inside ...
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pursuit
noun
uk
/pəˈsjuːt/us
/pɚˈsuːt/
an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are ...
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(Definition ofoutdoorandpursuitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She showed throughout her life a fondness for outdoor pursuits.
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They have been ideal for educational purposes and for all those interested in outdoor pursuits.
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What will happen to county drama services, county youth orchestras, outdoor pursuits, the child psychology service, curriculum advice and special education?
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We must acknowledge, however, that many more teachers would benefit from training in how to engage safely in outdoor pursuits.
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It is a great thing to see the satisfaction and sense of achievement that those pupils can get fromoutdoorpursuitcentres.
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Is it not absurd to be cutting many local authorityoutdoorpursuitcentres while at the same time introducing this scheme?
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Others are on the way, and a number ofoutdoorpursuitcentres and school camps are also used in part for field studies.
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Alloutdoorpursuitcentres now have to compete for the same area of the market.
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Will he try to stimulate a little more enthusiasm for that healthieroutdoorpursuit, hunting the quango?
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Theoutdoorpursuitcentres were established to give an essential part of education to the pupils who should receive it as a right and not because they could afford it.
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The primary responsibility for provision of shorter courses of training must necessarily rest with individual local education authorities and many of them useoutdoorpursuitcentres for this purpose.
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This excess water flows into a spectacular gorge used byoutdoorpursuitgroups.
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The increased accessibility ofoutdoorpursuitresources has been the source of some negative publicity over the years, with complaints of the destruction of landscape.
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For sports and recreation they are sold for camping, travelling, festivals, long car journeys, and any kind ofoutdoorpursuitwhere the toilet facilities are absent or less than desirable.
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Its activities include the promotion of outdoor pursuits.
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The increase is due partly to the increased numbers of schools and pupils who are taking part in such outdoor pursuits.
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The natural outlet is in outdoor pursuits, especially for the boy who has no interest in a professional career.
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Crops and horticulture, and the tourism and outdoor pursuits industries are also affected.
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I am satisfied that education authorities already make suitable arrangements for the conduct of outdoor pursuits.
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