sustainable transport

collocation in English

meaningsofsustainableandtransport

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sustainable
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
us
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
able to continue over a period ...
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transport
noun
uk
/ˈtræn.spɔːt/
us
/ˈtræn.spɔːrt/
the movement of people or goods from one place ...
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(Definition ofsustainableandtransportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsustainable transport

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I am partly comforted, but not entirely, because my objective was to see the words "sustainabletransport" somewhere in this introduction.
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I am thinking in particular of what we can do to achieve a moresustainabletransportsystem.
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It will also strengthen co-modality and hence contribute towards an efficient andsustainabletransportsystem.
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My party's commitment to asustainabletransportpolicy long antedates the last general election.
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The key objective is to give decision makers the information needed to identify tailored, integrated andsustainabletransportsolutions.
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Package bids will be partly assessed on the extent to which they provide for the development of integrated andsustainabletransportpolicies.
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That is the context for the roads review, examining the role that trunk roads should play in an integrated andsustainabletransportpolicy.
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That is the context for the roads review examining the role that trunk roads should play in an integrated andsustainabletransportpolicy.
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It is about the role that trunk roads should play alongside other modes in an integrated andsustainabletransportpolicy.
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These must also undergo significant change with regard to the restoration of old buildings andsustainabletransportpolicy.
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This is reflected in a number of the amendments relating to energy andsustainabletransport.
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Allow me to give three examples: passenger rights,sustainabletransportand passenger safety.
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That does not fit in with a package that is arguing forsustainabletransportover forms that are not friendly to the environment.
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All those may have a part to play in creating a moresustainabletransportsystem which is our objective.
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That demonstrates the need for thesustainabletransportauthority for which we are pushing, which would encompass and integrate all modes of transport.
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Without that, we cannot realistically discuss thesustainabletransportstrategy, at least not from an environmentally-friendly perspective.
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This lowering of subsidy thresholds is also important for extendingsustainabletransportservices.
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Every citizen can be a player insustainabletransportby using public transport in preference to passenger cars, where this alternative is possible.
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Moreover, the sums raised will, so far as possible, have to be used forsustainabletransport.
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