单词 | overcrowding |
释义 | overcrowding (oʊvəʳkraʊdɪŋ ) uncountable noun If there is a problem of overcrowding, there are more people living in a place than it was designed for. Students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. [+ in] ...overcrowding and lack of facilities for patients. Collocations: ease overcrowding Not only will this ease overcrowding on overworked public transport, it will also mean big savings for businesses, the report claims. Times, Sunday Times It would also help to cut the 4.3 billion annual cost of traffic jams and ease overcrowding on public transport. Times, Sunday Times But the message did little to ease overcrowding since they had nowhere to go with taxis limited and hotels full. Times, Sunday Times The aim would be to smooth demand between 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm to ease overcrowding on services. The Sun The move, accompanied by a 2 million upgrade of the vehicles, has allowed existing diesels on the line to 'cascade' around the rest of the northern network to ease overcrowding. Times, Sunday Times Hundreds of bail hostels are being opened in residential neighbourhoods without public consultation as part of moves to ease jail overcrowding. Times, Sunday Times His sentence has been halved and a further 18 days deducted as part of a scheme introduced last summer to ease jail overcrowding. The Sun He was found guilty and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, but served only two days because of jail overcrowding. Times, Sunday Times Despite jail overcrowding across the country he has a 10ft by 6ft cell to himself. The Sun Ministers brought in the early release scheme two years ago because of jail overcrowding. The Sun That would solve the prison overcrowding problem. The Sun An unexpected surge of some 1,600 new prisoners sentenced by the courts this summer has strained the already acute overcrowding problem to breaking point. Times, Sunday Times The annex was added in 1951-52 to deal with a serious overcrowding problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The acquisition of the convent buildings meant that, in theory at least, the immediate overcrowding problem was averted but there was still the issue of cost and fees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the early years, the overcrowding problem, that has haunted the school for years, started to become clear, and it was decided that a second storey would be built. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the twin problems of prison overcrowding and mandated over-sentencing remain. Times, Sunday Times And, while on the subject of prison overcrowding, where will you put all these threats to national security if they are locked up? The Sun Plans to free the non-dangerous prisoners in an effort to ease prison overcrowding were set out two weeks ago. Times, Sunday Times Labour launched the initiative in a desperate bid to ease prison overcrowding. The Sun Then she could report her first career success by solving prison overcrowding. ST In the short term, it sensibly focuses on what must be done immediately to relieve overcrowding. Times, Sunday Times The company said that it would relieve overcrowding by running the existing fleet more efficiently. Times, Sunday Times These high levels of investment are set to continue for at least six years as we double our investment in schemes designed to expand the railway and relieve overcrowding. Times, Sunday Times Students were taught at the original brick building until 1910, when a large new school was dedicated to relieve overcrowding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To relieve overcrowding at the elementary level, students from 5th grade to 8th grade attend middle school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prison population rose from 20,000 to 50,000 without a matching increase in places, producing serious overcrowding. Times, Sunday Times The annex was added in 1951-52 to deal with a serious overcrowding problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the start of the 20th century, the school faced serious overcrowding, and an annex was added in 1909. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also regularly fails to provide enough carriages, resulting in severe overcrowding. Times, Sunday Times The company predicted severe overcrowding on many parts of the network after admitting that it had no budget for any large projects to add capacity. Times, Sunday Times It also creates severe overcrowding of the downtown jail. Houston Chronicle This problem has only arisen because of the complete mismanagement of our prison system resulting in severe overcrowding. The Sun We're staring at a housing crisis, with close to five million people on waiting lists and severe overcrowding in social and private housing. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 过度拥挤 Japanese: 超過密 |
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