| 词汇 | example_english_water-bill |
| 释义 | Examples of water billThese 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. In return, households would have to pay a higher monthly waterbill. The four methods of payment were: (a) donation, (b) ecological protection tax, (c) waterbill, and (d) other. This percentage would probably be higher if the proposed amounts of increase in the waterbill were closer to the domestic treatment costs (table 1). That affects everyone with a telephone, a gas bill, an electricity bill and a waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot be right for anyone to be deprived of essential water because they cannot afford to pay their waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1995–96, the average waterbill was £267 metered or £211 unmetered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not understand why there should be 66 items on a waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They must choose between paying the waterbill or cutting back on essentials elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those people will be forced even further into the poverty trap because their waterbill will increase considerably. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not sure when he last received a waterbill, but many people's water bills have increased substantially. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That puts them deeper into debt, so they will be worse off the next time they get a waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a few weeks, the waterbill becomes astronomical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the remainder who pay separately for water, the average monthly waterbill will be reduced by about 30 cents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is hardly surprising that she is up in arms about the waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have worked out the cost of water to a single pensioner living by himself or herself, assuming a waterbill of £100 a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder what is to happen to the household which does not pay its waterbill when charged in this way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At best, the scheme can do no more than cap their waterbill at the average in their home area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The average waterbill for each household is about £65. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the customer does not keep the card or key charged up, that will not alter his liability to pay his annual waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The typical householder in the area with a domestic property of £120 rateable value will receive a waterbill of £25·40. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the waterbill of over £100 came along, she had to consider what other personal possession she would have to sell to pay the bill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That information is provided with each customer's waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This amendment would ensure that water consumers could not be charged for highways drainage as part of their waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She has just received a waterbill for £127·62. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is used three times a day, but the waterbill is enormous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So people are no longer happy simply to pay their waterbill and forget it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course one should pay one's waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there would be 66 items on a waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are faced with a £30 increase on their 1991–92 waterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The average waterbill is now about £155, but in some places people pay more for their domestic water than for all the local government services put together. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When we see the level of price increases, it is not surprising that the number of households getting into difficulty with paying their waterbill has increased dramatically. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In normal circumstances of the waterbill being separated from the rates bill, there would have been a balancing factor in that the rates bill would have been reduced proportionately. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will want to know whether their waterbill will be affected after the meter is installed, who will take the readings, when they will be taken, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if the meter were to be installed at a nominal cost, with the balance spread over his waterbill, the consumer would probably be much happier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He also has his rates bill, his waterbill, his electricity bill and all the household bills that so many of us always manage to mislay somewhere or other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The surcharge represents six percent of the waterbill for households using 50 m per month of water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sanitation tariffs are a surcharge of 35% to the waterbill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The waterbill has to be paid in full in advance for an entire year, which imposes a heavy burden on the poor. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It allowed the poorest households to pay the connection fee in 12 monthly instalments through the waterbill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sewerage is charged as a 25% surcharge to the waterbill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The policy also introduced a sewer surcharge set at just 10% of the waterbill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The financial well-being of the water sector in many countries has been undermined by the non-payment of water bills by government agencies. There are weak billing and revenue collection mechanisms, and in some cases public sector organisations fail to pay their water bills and the tariff structure has failed to recoup costs. To allow tenants to make savings on their water bills would compromise their dependent status. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The overall effect of this change alone will increase water bills in the county by nearly £200,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not many people know it, but all water company customers pay the cost of highway drainage charges in their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, that is entirely consistent with the fact that some water companies have introduced devices to help pensioners with their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I turn to the question of the water bills received by consumers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The uprating this year includes items for water bills and miscellaneous items such as repairs and insurance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know only too well of many thousands of good, honest people who simply cannot pay their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is clear that there is considerable resentment at the sheer cost of water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Families with children are most likely to use more water for basic needs, and therefore have higher water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We appreciate the difficulties which some people have in putting the money together to pay regular bills and large bills such as water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present, more than nine out of 10 customers' water bills are based on rateable values. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So on average water bills have risen by significantly more than double the rate of inflation since privatisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not that a disgrace at a time when water bills are rocketing? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They pay their water bills as part of their rent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am concerned about the people in my constituency who already face enormous difficulties paying their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a situation where the number of disconnections for the non-payment of water bills has escalated since the introduction of the change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are often in debt, with top-slicing for fuel and water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Given the lack of a benefits-based solution, however, the problem is that the costs of the non-payment of water bills accrue year by year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why not give post offices the facility to sell quantum cards for gas, electricity and water bills? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must also consider what the consumer—those who currently pay their water bills through water rates—might expect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has however been an increase in water bills, which reflects the industry's large capital investment and environmental programmes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was alerted to the fact that residents paid their water bills directly to the prisons and not the water company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Meters offer every household greater control over water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is why, in the past year, more than 900,000 summonses have been issued to people who could not pay their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we also need to think carefully about environmental standards and priorities before we commit limited resources, paid for through water bills, to specific improvements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will promote fairness for all households paying their water bills, with new legislation that will keep down prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cite the example of rising water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We need changes which benefit the system and which recognise the true cost of water bills, because that has not happened in recent years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also general concern about the size of water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Future legislation should provide for poor families to be helped with their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People in the south-west, for example, are paying large water bills and high environmental charges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The payment of water bills seems to excite more controversy and upset than most other payments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She brought her water bills with her, which, like so many others, she was worried about not being able to pay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I approve of ways in which the payment of water bills is made as easy and flexible as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Water bills were a relatively insignificant addition to rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are quite likely to be in debt with fuel and water bills, and therefore will already have their income support top-sliced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, some of them could pay off the water bills of those whose water supplies they are disconnecting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this period of rising prices, the ability to influence the size of water bills will be welcomed by many customers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The water metering survey was included with the water bills sent out to 18 million households, and it took the form of a questionnaire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Water bills are likely to fall under the price review; the regulator has already made that clear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For too long, environmental concerns have been seen as expendable—something that we can put aside while we concentrate on bringing down water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are seeking to strike an appropriate balance between environmental needs and priorities, and the impact on water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Irrespective of the difference in water bills across the regions, however, the income support element is exactly the same. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all agree that water bills must take into account the impact on, in particular, pensioners and families with low incomes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, many people are caught in the poverty trap and miss supplementary entitlement although they undoubtedly need help with their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should ensure that water bills do not go through the roof and families do not fall into such a trap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a huge investment programme, which in the case of the south-west has resulted in some large increases in water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is even more important, our water bills may have to rise even further as a consequence of such an investigation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are certainly seeking to do all that we can to reduce water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To do so, increases in water bills would have been necessary even had the water industry remained in the public sector. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have demonstrated that we have already gone further than merely expressing concern and are taking steps to make water bills affordable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many others in an area than those who pay water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is talking about consumers only in the sense of those who pay water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Significant numbers of households are struggling, and in many cases failing, to pay their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our constituents feel extremely angry when they weigh those salary increases against the percentage rise in their water bills. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept that water bills are now of considerable magnitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is most concerned: his water bills are exceptionally high because he lives in a flat. 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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