underground system

collocation in English

meaningsofundergroundandsystem

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underground
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈɡraʊnd/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈɡraʊnd/
below the surface of the earth; ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofundergroundandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A small (six and a half mile) circularundergroundsystemwas opened in 1896, serving the central area.
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About four or five new piers on the river will enable more pick-up places, which are designed to integrate with the bus andundergroundsystem.
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People can park outside tube stations and use theundergroundsystem.
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If we have guided buses and a new light rail system, they will have to be integrated into theundergroundsystem.
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We have a vision of anundergroundsystemmaximising the benefits that the private sector can bring, with the motorist being managed, not clobbered.
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There was significant investment in theundergroundsystembefore the war.
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He asked a short but succinct question about whether the system would be introduced on one line or throughout theundergroundsystem.
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Building and running a first-classundergroundsystemis essential for the building and running of a world-class capital city.
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We are all well aware of the difficulties and the obvious signs of disinvestment in theundergroundsystem.
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We are proud of ourundergroundsystemhere but it is obviously not sufficient, and we want more stations and lines per square mile.
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I merely make an observation which commends itself to those who have studied theundergroundsystem.
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I inherited anundergroundsystemwith a massive disinvestment of £1.2 billion.
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Will he make it clear that any incoming local government will face the enormous problem of capital costs for theundergroundsystem?
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We all start from the premise that we want a saferundergroundsystem.
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A general extension of theundergroundsystemis, however, in hand, and is being completed as rapidly as possible.
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That means that we depend even more on theundergroundsystem.
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Is this system as efficient as theundergroundsystem?
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To expand theundergroundsystemis expensive and difficult.
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There practically the whole of the provision in theundergroundsystemis for standing only.
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