urgent repair
collocation in Englishmeaningsofurgentandrepair
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urgent
adjective
uk/ˈɜː.dʒənt/us/ˈɝː.dʒənt/
very important and needing ...
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repair
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈpeər/us/rɪˈper/
the act of fixing something that is broken ...
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(Definition ofurgentandrepairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He has agreed thaturgentrepairwork should go ahead.
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It is a grave mistake to believe that these houses are in every case in need ofurgentrepair.
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They increased the number of council homes in need ofurgentrepairto more than 2 million; we halved it.
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We have a vast stock—much larger than the average—of older houses that are now in need ofurgentrepair.
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Let us suppose that the local authority thinks that there is a need forurgentrepairto an unoccupied listed building.
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In this country, almost all of our primary facilities needurgentrepairand renewal.
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The county has no money available for new projects, but 450 temporary buildings—many of which are classrooms older than 40 years—needurgentrepairand replacement.
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The tower needsurgentrepairwhich would cost at least £400.
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We all know that, after theurgentrepairwork has started, builders have a way of discovering things that require attention.
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I have already explained the difficulties about what is anurgentrepair.
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Urgentrepairwork is proceeding by day and night and is expected to be completed in four weeks' time.
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One in six homes needs a significant amount ofurgentrepairwork.
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It therefore needsurgentrepairbefore it is extended.
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How many people are living on supplementary benefit and in sub-standard houses requiringurgentrepair?
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The bridges between the communities needurgentrepair, not further destruction.
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It is that relationship of trust which needsurgentrepair.
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Urgentrepairand health and safety work is being postponed.
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The equipment and the fabric of our universities needsurgentrepairor replacement and acedemic staff morale is low and declining.
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Industrial advance there must be, but advance in harmony with the environment and this together with theurgentrepairof the scars of the past.
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Work on air raid precautionary measures on the railways includes both the provision of protection and the accumulation of stocks of plant and stores for necessary andurgentrepairwork.
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