(n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
(n.) The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.
(n.) That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) If Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, who bought the island in 1738, were to return today he would doubtless recognise the scene, though he might be surprised that his small private buildings have grown into a sizable hotel.
(2) Until his return to Brazil in 1985, Niemeyer worked in Israel, France and north Africa, designing among other buildings the University of Haifa on Mount Carmel; the campus of Constantine University in Algeria (now known as Mentouri University); the offices of the French Communist party and their newspaper l'Humanité in Paris; and the ministry of external relations and the cathedral in Brasilia.
(3) Richard Bull Woodbridge, Suffolk • Why does Britain need Chinese money to build a new atomic generator ( Letters , 20 October)?
(4) Typological and archaeological investigations indicate that the church building represents originally the hospital facility for the lay brothers of the monastery, which according to the chronicle of the monastery was built in the beginning of the 14th century.
(5) Richard Hill, deputy chief executive at the Homes & Communities Agency , said: "As social businesses, housing associations already have a good record of re-investing their surpluses to build new homes and improve those of their existing tenants.
(6) Labour MP Jamie Reed, whose Copeland constituency includes Sellafield, called on the government to lay out details of a potential plan to build a new Mox plant at the site.
(7) Nice (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has also published new guidance on good patient experience that provides a strong framework on which to build good engagement practice.
(8) He also plans to build a processing facility where tourists can gain firsthand experience of the fisheries industry, and to open a restaurant.
(9) Total costs of building the three missile destroyers in Australia will amount to more than $9bn, approximately three times the cost of buying the ships ready made from Spanish company Navantia, The Australian reported on Friday .
(10) "Speed is not the main reason for building the new railway.
(11) The building block of cytokeratin IFs is a heterotypic tetramer, consisting of two type I and two type II polypeptides arranged in pairs of laterally aligned coiled coils.
(12) The fire at Glasgow School of Art's Charles Rennie Mackintosh building was reported at about 12.30pm.
(13) Liu was a driving force behind the modernisation of China's rail system, a project that included building 10,000 miles of high-speed rail track by 2020 – with a budget of £170bn, one of the most expensive engineering feats in recent history.
(14) Historically, councils and housing associations have tended to build three-bedroom houses, because that has always been seen as a sensible size for a family home.
(15) Cooper, who was briefly a social worker in Los Angeles, also suggests working hard to build a rapport with colleagues in hotdesking situations.
(16) "Monasteries and convents face greater risks than other buildings in terms of fire safety," the article said, adding that many are built with flammable materials and located far away from professional fire brigades.
(17) ... and the #housingstrategy on Twitter: Robin Macfarlane, a retired businessman: @MacfarlaneRobin House building should have been on the agenda from day one.
(18) The only other black woman I see in the building: washing dishes behind a door that was supposed to have been locked.
(19) Mortality rates naturally vary considerably, but in earthquakes, for example, the number of deaths per 100 houses destroyed can give an indication of the adequacy of building techniques.
(20) The aim of the trial was to determine the effectiveness of aspirin in preventing cardiovascular problems in people with asymptomatic atherosclerosis – the undetected build-up of waxy plaque deposits on the inside of blood vessels.
Villa
Definition:
(n.) A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance.
Example Sentences:
(1) We negotiated with Villa, when he was one of the world's best.
(2) According to the striker in question, the Villa manager received more than he deserved.
(3) Aston Villa Football Club has parted company this evening with manager Paul Lambert ,” it read.
(4) Hull City clambered out of the relegation zone and consigned Paul Lambert to a half-century of Premier League defeats as Aston Villa manager in the process.
(5) Nobody said anything to me.” The victory was Villa’s second over Albion in five days.
(6) Two more wins against the claret and blues of West Ham and Aston Villa would take Tottenham to 72 points, equalling their Premier League record haul set last season.
(7) That may sound familiar to Tottenham fans, who grew tired with their team’s aimless, sideways passing under André Villas-Boas.
(8) The game was at Villa Park and I remember Man United on the day kicked us.
(9) His opposite number, Roy Carroll, saved at the feet of Sinclair, the County striker Izale McLeod drove inches wide, but in the 24th minute Villa were level, Jack Grealish dancing through a series of attempted tackles before putting the ball on a plate inside the penalty area for the hugely promising Adama Traoré to thump past Carroll.
(10) Others wrecked the villa interior, poured fuel on the floor and set it alight.
(11) Keane, now assistant manager at Aston Villa and with the Republic of Ireland, is heavily critical of Ferguson for pursuing the legal case and says he went to see the United manager to tell him he was taking on the wrong men and that it would have serious repercussions for the club.
(12) There will be no further comment from the club at this stage.” The defeat at the KC Stadium – a fifth in a row in the league – meant Villa sank into the bottom three for the first time this season, having briefly topped the table in August after winning three of their opening four matches.
(13) If the deal is completed without a hitch the winger will join his team-mates in Hong Kong, where André Villas-Boas's side will compete in the Asia Trophy.
(14) Moreover, with the long-term injury casualty Younès Kaboul still to feature in pre-season, Jan Vertonghen out with ankle damage and William Gallas released, Villas-Boas now has only one fit, senior centre-half in Michael Dawson.
(15) Overall I thought we deserved the win.” It is not difficult to understand why Villa have failed to break opponents down recently.
(16) Those who bought "luxury' villas for €1m in the good times would be lucky to get a third for them now – if, that is, they could ever find a buyer happy to tolerate living on an unfinished complex.
(17) Damien Comolli, the club's director of football strategy, has confirmed Liverpool are interested in Luis Suárez of Ajax and Aston Villa's Ashley Young, although both deals are fraught with difficulty in this transfer window.
(18) Applauded off at half-time, Villa carried on where they left off and struck twice in the first 15 minutes of the second half.
(19) Here's Messi playing in Adriano, but his cross evades Villa in the middle.
(20) When, in stoppage time, the 33-year-old striker swept a first-time shot home any lingering Villa optimism was extinguished.