| 词汇 | example_english_flood-prevention |
| 释义 | flood preventioncollocation in Englishmeanings of floodand preventionThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with flood or prevention. flood noun uk /flʌd/ us /flʌd/ a large amount of water covering an area that is ... See more at flood prevention noun[U] uk /prɪˈven.ʃən/ us /prɪˈven.ʃən/ the act of stopping something from happening or of stopping someone from ... See more at prevention Examples of flood preventionThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. As far as the agricultural sector was concerned, development plans tended to concentrate investment in longterm and large-scale projects in such fields as floodprevention and water storage. I have never subscribed to the view that cities and towns inside the area have no interest in floodprevention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More than one thousand kilometres of floodprevention barriers have been rebuilt, and the flood plain has been increased by over 150 million square metres. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The floodprevention programme and flood risk maps should be set up not just for individual states, but for river basins. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There is land drainage, floodprevention and the supply of water for electricity generation cooling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The report identified floodprevention measures that would provide protection against the one in 100-year flood, which were estimated to cost about £1·25 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people feel that the worth-whileness of a particular scheme of floodprevention should be left to the judgment of the river authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He showed from that how necessary it was that floodprevention work should be planned locally and not on a national basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has represented the unity of its road and transport systems and its floodprevention system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Local authorities currently have only a permissive power; they have no statutory powers to introduce floodprevention measures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no reason why he should not approve capital expenditure on floodprevention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Too often, regional authorities have stood back and spent little on floodprevention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that we want proper floodprevention where that is possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We also agreed on the need to address the issues of environmental sustainability and sustainability of the resources applied to floodprevention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 2 deals with the powers of local authorities in the preparation of floodprevention schemes and in maintaining and managing such schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be a full programme of floodprevention measures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After a nil expenditure during the war, it was not until the 1950s that capital expenditure for floodprevention work became substantial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mere fact that we have these floods, and have them repeatedly, shows that we are not spending enough on floodprevention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For floodprevention the reservoirs need to be kept empty and for water conservation they need to be kept full. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, for water conservation purposes we might well need the reservoirs in one part of the river and for floodprevention in another part. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of flood Go to the definition of prevention See other collocations with flood See other collocations with prevention |
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