state-owned land

collocation in English

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land
noun
uk
/lænd/us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition oflandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Field work will be carried out on otherstate-ownedlandwhich will more amply meet the needs of the station.
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The problems have arisen because no government has so far accepted that, in disposing of state-ownedland, the maximisation of cash received should not be the overriding consideration.
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Later he was managing director of forests and coal plants onstate-ownedland.
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Eligibility was however restricted to cases ofstate-ownedlandwith no competing private claims.
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At the time the boys conducted activities on a 900acre ha tract ofstate-ownedlandand a 2700acre ha tract of leased land.
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Any ivory or rubber collected from thestate-ownedland, the reasoning went, must belong to the state.
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From 1997 to 2000, comprehensive natural resource plans, which are renewed regularly, were drawn up for allstate-ownedlandand water areas.
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By 1976, 71 percent ofstate-ownedlandwas given 222,000 new farmers.
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Local governments usually appropriatestate-ownedlandto real estate developers, who are responsible for the finance and construction of affordable housing.
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Some would be retained as "ager publicus" (state-ownedland), which in practice were managed as imperial estates.
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Other privileges included the right of pre-emption when buying astate-ownedlandproperty or applying for a state post.
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The large number of state-owned lands provide for excellent hiking and motorized sports activities.
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The park was given state constitutional protection in 1894, so that the state-owned lands within its bounds would be protected forever ("forever wild").
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The firm was established to obtain leases on state-owned lands so that its directors might collect bonuses and sublease the mineral rights to the major oil companies.
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The firm was established to obtain leases on state-owned lands so that the directors might collect bonuses and sublease the mineral rights to the major oil companies.
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Later, 48,432 additional families of newlyweds (who did not come under the law's provisions but were permitted to settle on state-owned lands near their village) received 228,329 hectares.
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