SUBSIDENCE


Meaning of SUBSIDENCE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

claim

Most subsidence claims are capable of being resolved without the need for underpinning.

Weather and subsidence claims were lower, motor and marine insurance results improved and only industrial disease claims required higher provisions.

If the pressure of ground movement has resulted in the pipe or drain breaking, this is a subsidence claim .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Among the environmental problems related to coal mining, two are considered here: opencast mining and subsidence damage.

Any hollows or unevenness indicate either that they have been badly laid or have been affected by subsidence .

Heave damage can occur following the removal of trees if their roots have been causing subsidence damage to the building.

Other matters referred to in the draft schedule include fitness for purpose, which includes liability for subsidence or heave.

Sadly, however, subsidence of the building means that the sundial is no longer accurate.

The volume of sediment that accumulates in a basin depends on the rates of subsidence , sediment supply and sediment removal.

This sometimes causes temporary aggravation of the movement disorder, but may eventually result in its improvement or complete subsidence .

Voice over Thamesdown Borough Councillors have been told that expenditure to tackle the problem of subsidence is virtually inescapable.

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