| 单词 | conservation movement |
| 释义 | > as lemmasconservation movement C1. General attributive, esp. in sense 1e, as conservation effort, conservation group, conservation measure, conservation movement, etc. ΚΠ 1909 Bull. Geogr. Soc. Philadelphia 6 120 (title) The conservation movement. 1914 Times 7 Jan. 1/4 The full plans provide for a considerable number of river conservation schemes. 1930 Nature Mag. Mar. 149/3 The Garden Club of America, the Daughters of the American Revolution,..and conservation groups scattered over the entire nation took a significant part in achieving the result. 1943 in Amer. Speech (1944) 19 149/1 The suggested conservation measures for electricity involve..the extinguishing of all ornamental and display lighting and signs after 10 p.m. 1969 Guardian 30 Aug. 8/2 The Tanzanian Government has been active in promoting conservation policies in the parks. 1995 Chem. in Brit. June 450/3 ICI has joined forces with the Wildlife Trusts charity to launch Work on the Wildside, a new partnership for 1995..which is to support practical conservation projects. 2003 Independent 20 Aug. 8/2 One of the world's most threatened birds, the northern bald ibis, is bouncing back from the brink of extinction after an emergency conservation programme. < as lemmas |
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