noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
preservation order
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a tree preservation order
sth’s state of repair/preservation
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School buildings should be kept in a good state of repair.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
historic
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A Washington-based advisory group on historic preservation must first evaluate the proposal.
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It raised consciousness about historic preservation , and led to the formation of the numerous historic districts that today ring the downtown.
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In some areas, developers who build on public property are assessed special fees to help pay for historic preservation .
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A developer could use historic preservation credits to finance a project there, he said.
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There ought to be stronger historic-preservation ordinances and a greater public dedication to preserving the town's past.
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In the 1970s, Tucson was a leader in historic preservation .
■ NOUN
group
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Tim Wallace is appointed to the committee and is to be responsible for the funds allotted to the preservation group .
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Happily, preservation groups stepped in to save some stock for posterity.
order
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Those particular flats have a preservation order on them.
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Penryn itself is unspoilt, and its old and narrow streets are under a preservation order .
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Indeed, listing is in essence a collective preservation order .
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Tree felling: Trees near a house in Hawkswood could be felled despite a tree preservation order .
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With that, the council slapped a preservation order on it.
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The tree preservation order will be extended to cover hedgerows.
self
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Surere, however cunning and even ruthless his instinct for self preservation made him, might also be an innocent.
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His instinct for self preservation had warned him of her move long before she had made it.
tree
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Tree felling: Trees near a house in Hawkswood could be felled despite a tree preservation order.
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The tree preservation order will be extended to cover hedgerows.
■ VERB
dedicate
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We are a charity dedicated to their preservation .
ensure
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The Coal Board had originally purchased the house to ensure its preservation .
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By this judicious purchase, the National Library has ensured the preservation of a significant cartographic collection for posterity.
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The environments did not change, it was the changes in the tectonic situation that ensured the preservation of the two formations.
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There is a desperate need to provide these precious specimens with surroundings that are better designed to ensure their preservation .
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The site of the grave in the Atacama desert had ensured the preservation of the corpses which were readily identified.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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wildlife preservation
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In all three cases the preservation triumphed.
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Often the process of enforcement or preservation makes it necessary for him to take or defend proceedings.
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Penryn itself is unspoilt, and its old and narrow streets are under a preservation order.
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The government today is trying to combine preservation of indigenous cultures with economic development.
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They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.
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Today the body is rather dark in color but still in a state of preservation .