| 词汇 | example_english_sea-defence |
| 释义 | Examples of sea defenceThese 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. These figures include expenditure on both coast protection and seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The constitution and appointment of coast protection boards and joint committees are essential if seadefence work is to be co-ordinated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The shingle, itself a vital seadefence, is constantly moving and drifting away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They impose a burden on these local authorities which diverts large sums of money from progressive developments in their towns to seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This includes recommendations for the reorganisation of responsibilities for coast protection and seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The future administration of seadefence, at present the responsibility of the river authorities, is under discussion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The point is put forward as to how authorities stand in regard to the security for loans raised for the purpose of seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this vital matter of seadefence an island people like ourselves are bound to consider every contingency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seadefence works are initially the responsibility of river authorities and grant-aided projects are examined technically by our engineers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been recent examples of seadefence works that have damaged the local environment and deterred tourism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seadefence is extremely expensive, and is borne by the local ratepayers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since the war, they have, altogether, embarked upon capital works of seadefence estimated to cost about £10½ million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the last ten years their expenditure on seadefence works has been about £30 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In respect of many services, such as slum clearance and, in this case, seadefence and coast protection, we make special provisions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much of it is below sea level, so coastal and seadefence aspects are important. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fact that extra financial assistance is being provided for seadefence work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Generally speaking, seadefence works are works designed to protect low-lying areas from flooding by the sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We found it difficult to attract grant for the necessary seadefence work, because the affected area was within the harbour bar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is equally clear that ordinary drainage works, like seadefence works, also benefit many other interests and are a matter of national concern. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a consequence, a constant watch is necessary and a substantial amount of money has to be spent on seadefence work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been said that there is a demand for the greater spreading of the cost of seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That small town since 1930 has spent over £174,000 on seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not know now where we stand in regard to this seadefence rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is going to be the effect of the seadefence rates in relation to paragraphs (a) and (b)? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is there no pledge to update the seadefence laws? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, the poverty of an area does not extend the probable life of works of seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is to be a massive programme of seadefence works. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am asking for a national seadefence plan that is devised locally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Responsibility for deciding on the nature and timing of seadefence works rests with the land drainage authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, we have provided almost £4 million on top of the original provision for seadefence expenditure for 1979–80. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1989–90 the total grant available for coastal protection and seadefence work is £28 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The powers to undertake seadefence works are vested in land drainage authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past, the burden of rates for seadefence has militated against the efficiency of that defence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seadefence works and works designed to curb the incursions of the sea are extremely expensive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question of maintaining our seadefence is, therefore, a matter of top priority in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be clear from my opening remarks that land drainage cannot be divorced from such seadefence works as affect it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does it include harbours and seadefence works? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, let us examine the question of funding all that seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In urban districts, seadefence of seaside towns may be borne by the urban authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am surprised to know that local authorities with seadefence responsibilities are not aware of what these two bodies are doing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be more economically efficient overall for the world to spend more funds on better seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Water authority expenditure on seadefence is financed by precepts levied on county councils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They spent it all upon seadefence, and none was spent upon land defence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will say at once that we fully appreciate the heavy burden which falls on these catchment boards in the maintenance of seadefence work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Finally, the seadefence works they carry out are to deal with an entirely different problem, and the defences themselves are often different in character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There should be a moratorium on further planning consents until there has been an adequate response to the problem of seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Several parts of the country have different methods of levying seadefence rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is this seadefence rate to be included in the general drainage rate in the case of urban authorities? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The extent of seadefence, estuarial and tidal river works taken together amounts to approximately 1,750 miles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A further £3 million will be available in loans over the next two years towards seadefence works. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that it is currently working on seadefence issues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The village was provided with a limited form of seadefence in 1931—mainly to provide employment during the slump. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware that firm plans have existed for a number of years in my constituency, based on the most sophisticated technology of seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a fort for land defences at all, but for seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a small town which had the courage to embark upon a scheme of seadefence works to the tune of £174,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am aware of the value of greenheart and certain other hardwoods for use in restoring seadefence works. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sea power and seadefence reside in many factors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is apparent that any work which they may have to do for seadefence may have to be done exceedingly rapidly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was for a modified seadefence scheme which would avoid the planning and environmental difficulties inherent in the original proposals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We would understand, if the sea were coming in, that this £700 should be spent on seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The source from which timber is obtained cannot be the sole criterion in judging the merits of seadefence and similar projects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the past two years, we have received 40 representations from local authorities about the funding and administration of seadefence, coast protection and river flooding schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since these river boards were set up in 1950 they have completed some 45 miles of seadefence work and a further 5½ miles are currently under construction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Drainage boards outside catchment areas also exercise seadefence powers for the protection of their districts against tidal inundation and to preserve a proper outfall for their main drains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was, in fact, the making of an outer seadefence, which would enable land to be reclaimed, and warehouses and other buildings to be built in the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other local authorities are not in general responsible for seadefence, but have the ordinary rights and duties of a property owner to protect their own property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Local authorities, as distinct from drainage authorities, are not in general empowered to do works of seadefence except for the protection of their own property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Seadefence works are in fact land drainage works covered by land drainage legislation under which both local authorities and water authorities are empowered to act. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All those bodies have legal interests in installations at close proximity to the proposed works, for example, seadefence works, jetties, conveyor systems and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be aware from his visit that there is concern in the farming community about the possible adoption of managed setback as a widespread method of seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But in that time no less than £16,000,000 worth of main river schemes, including seadefence work, has been submitted by catchment boards and approved for grant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was unanimously of the opinion that in the general public interest the cost of seadefence works should be made a national charge, and it so recommended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no evidence to suggest that either the present administrative system or the seadefence work cost in itself is placing an undue burden on local finances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, the latest developments on climate change are closely monitored and careful consideration is given to the likely consequences for both coast protection and seadefence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The connexion of seadefence with land drainage is quite clear, and it is impossible for them to be separated in the matter of their maintenance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Consultations have taken place with the associations interested in the recommendations with regard to river boards' precepts and to maintenance grants to river boards for seadefence works. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lack of proper maintenance of the dunes led to continuous breaches and it was not until the nineteenth century that a programme of seadefence work was started. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tipping and landfill of old quarry sites and the building of sea defences, which covers up coastal sites, are the most common problems. The formerly sandy beach has changed over time, partly because of seadefence work carried out to alleviate concerns over flooding, which has affected the town several times. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Also, of course, there is the very serious problem of sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an overwhelming need for one authority to assume overall control and responsibility for our sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, today's debate shows the taxpayer's commitment to sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I welcome any money in the estimates for coast protection and sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It strikes me that on the one occasion on which the sea defences were breached, there was a fast response by the drainage service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of those points, which was passed unanimously and with acclamation, was that sea walls and sea defences should be a national charge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They expressed themselves as being completely amazed at the ignorance and lack of coordination of those in charge of our sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The burden imposed on local authorities in order to maintain adequate sea defences is wholly intolerable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Behind greatly strengthened sea defences the island recovered, grew and prospered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Substantial progress has been made with longer term restoration such as that of damaged sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The next class that occurs to me is those public authorities possessing statutory powers to maintain sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not delay in fulfilling our part of this task so that we can perform our part in the reconstitution of our sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is always possible for action to be brought for public nuisance where someone starts endangering our sea defences by taking them away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Full regard will be given to that in determining the line of the sea defences which have to be erected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The forecast covers maintenance and renewals work on track embankments, cuttings, retaining walls, culverts and sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They include the impacts on industry, recreation amenity and tourisms, sea defences, land drainage, agriculture and, very important, pollution and water quality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are particularly important for soft sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have built swimming pools, sea defences and other physical manifestations of the tourist trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am raising today the question of the sea defences of the country, including river flooding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Further studies are now proceeding, including studies on the implications for sea defences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It believes that the developments will jeopardise the sea defences that it has provided. 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. |
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