unused land

collocation in English

meaningsofunusedandland

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unused
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈjuːzd/us
/ʌnˈjuːzd/
not being used at present, or never having ...
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land
noun
uk
/lænd/us
/lænd/
the surface of the earth that is not covered ...
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(Definition ofunusedandlandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunused land

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The statistics on cultivated andunusedlandmust be interpreted carefully as they were computed only for households that actually used land during the survey year.
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We must ensure that not only derelict and waste land butunusedlandis brought into immediate use for house and factory building.
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I understand, also, that an owner does not pay rates onunusedland, and that industries pay only one-quarter rates.
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I cannot believe that there is anything to be gained byunusedlandin the public sector.
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They are the biggest holders ofunusedland.
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There, we find that the proportion ofunusedlandto cultivated land is something like three to one.
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It has always been recognised that that exceeded needs and theunusedlandwould be sold.
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The environmental consequences of these changes can be seen in vacant andunusedlandand buildings.
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Secondly, they believe that the best way to ensure this is to make use of existingunusedlandin urban areas.
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In addition, the criteria do not adequately express my desire to assist local authorities to dispose ofunusedlandor buildings to potential developers.
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The powers that we have under the land register system to require public sector owners to dispose ofunusedlandare also being used.
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If water authorities got rid of more of theirunusedland, they could invest the proceeds in capital infrastructure.
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It is theunusedland, the dormant land, which causes one particular concern.
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Together the three orders cover around 105 hectares in 68 individual plots of substantially derelict contaminated orunusedland.
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One consequence has been that, in recent years, about half of all new housing has been on derelict, recycled orunusedlandin urban areas.
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It does not destroy the fact that local government in many parts of the country has large areas ofunusedland.
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It is notunusedland; it is land in reserve.
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The environmental statement also makes it abundantly clear that theunusedlandwill remain in agriculture.
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It might benefit some private companies with largeunusedlandholdings to adopt a similar approach.
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