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large
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Between 1961 and 1981, the population of the six largest conurbations fell by 2 million.
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In the other areas the larger cities and conurbations proved difficult to incorporate in a wider uniform pattern.
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In the large conurbations , the creation of unitary authorities has required new quangos and joint boards to handle such issues.
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Which is the largest conurbation in this area?
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They also came from large conurbations able to provide additional revenue through commercial support and gate income.
major
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In addition, other policies had an adverse effect on the major conurbations .
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Work will then start as soon as possible so that major conurbations at least are cabled by 1986.
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Even in this case, Redcliffe-Maud recommended a two-tier structure in the three major conurbations outside London.
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However, their potential implications for the major conurbations merits their inclusion here.
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It failed to create a genuinely corporate approach towards the problems of a single, major conurbation .
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Headquarters is located in a major conurbation where there is a wide variety of manufacturing industry.
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DONs can be a fast way of establishing links between major conurbations , often by means of fibre optics.
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Despite its physical separation from the continuously built up conurbation , Cramlington is now socially a part of Tyneside.
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From that moment, it was doomed to become a huge, sprawling, one-story conurbation , hopelessly dependent on the automobile.
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However, their potential implications for the major conurbations merits their inclusion here.
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It failed to create a genuinely corporate approach towards the problems of a single, major conurbation .
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North Shields and Cramlington are both parts of the Tyneside conurbation .
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The older conurbations, cores tend to accommodate larger proportions of the unemployed.
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The other factor was the need to cater for population moving out of the Tyneside conurbation .
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These engulfed some older villages, such as Gosforth, which are now smaller shopping centres within the conurbation .