noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
basic
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In many developing societies the lack of basic amenities , such as clean water and proper sanitation, produces an inherently unsafe environment.
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The conditions are very poor and overcrowded, as there is a total lack of the most basic amenities .
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An innovative renewal programme gave the urban poor legal protection, provided basic amenities and encouraged self-help work.
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Far fewer houses for example lack basic amenities .
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Heating is regarded as a basic amenity .
local
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The sheltered housing is close to local amenities to allow residents easy access to shops and other facilities.
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Dark environments overcome by imported religious signs and local domestic amenities .
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After the scheduled 1995 opening of the Newton Cap scheme, the picturesque valley around it will become a great local amenity .
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It has been recently renovated, beautifully redecorated and is close to all the local amenities .
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This means that nobody is around to use the local amenities including shops, taxi services, libraries and the like.
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At the same time it gave encouragement to local amenity groups to press for improvements.
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The courses provide a detailed insight into the culture of the country as well as local amenities and business practices.
modern
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Nottingham is an ancient city with a Norman castle and an excellent variety of shops, theatre and other modern amenities .
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The houses gave some of the poorer residents their first taste of modern domestic amenities .
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A hotel as famous for its colonial traditions and gracious lifestyle as for its modern amenities .
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It combines the delightful atmosphere of an Oxford market square with every modern amenity for comfortable and practical living today.
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The hotel is proud to boast a highly professional team of staff and is well-equipped with all modern amenities .
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It retains much of its old-world charms but a newer half of town offers all modern amenities .
other
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Nottingham is an ancient city with a Norman castle and an excellent variety of shops, theatre and other modern amenities .
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Children have their own small pool and a playground. Other amenities include a games room, shop and air-conditioning throughout.
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Picture-houses, plumbing, household science, wireless, television, electricity and gas and other urban amenities belonged to the future.
public
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Even where an application does arouse some opposition, issues of public amenity rarely arise.
social
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There are obviously wide differences in the provision of social amenities and social services.
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A world of well-financed schools, ample social amenities , nice, comfortable childhoods.
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But no art, major or minor, can be governed by the rules of social amenity .
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He cared little about his living conditions, his personal appearance, or social amenities .
■ VERB
lack
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What the hospital lacked in physical amenities , it made up for in services.
provide
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Both the existing bungalow and the new house would look into the garden of the house, providing an amenity for both.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The small town has all the amenities of a large city.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Clearly this was unacceptable both from an amenity point of view and for access by emergency services.
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Modern resorts offer every amenity for shopping during the day, and a choice of clubs, discos and casinos at night.
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The Rocks makes an ideal base camp convenient to shopping, the harbor and other amenities.
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They'd built estates after the war with no amenities at all and they didn't learn from that either.
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We were drawn to Oak River because of location, value, diversity of people, and the amenities the city offers.