construction
Example Sentences
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The demolition and foundation-building already is completed, but aboveground construction was due to begin next month.
From BBC
It includes measures such as banning activities in certain areas where species could be harmed or killed, like dam construction.
From BBC
The move marks the latest push by oil-and-gas veterans to capitalize on a building boom that has strained power markets and driven the U.S. construction sector in recent years.
GDP rose a modest 0.1% on-month in January, firmer than the flat performance economists expected, as a rebound in mining and oil and gas extraction alongside growth in construction helped offset a retreat in manufacturing.
January’s economic growth was driven by goods producers, mining, oil and gas extraction, and construction, including residential building.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
