(1) The only greenery more impressive than the massive trees are the prodigious mosses and lichens hanging from every branch.
(2) Increased greenery protected only at lower levels of pollution.
(3) Cameron worked hard to land some wind turbine factories, and was put out when the chancellor went public, bang in the middle of some delicate wooing of foreign investors, with his heavily spun doubts about greenery.
(4) The Tokyo Bay area is a favourite among locals, but for a more secluded ride, complete with clearly marked cycling lanes, Yoyogi Park, a vast expanse of greenery near the trendy Harajuku neighbourhood, is hard to beat.
(5) That’s an important distinction to make, because there’s a lot of discussion of the benefits of physical activity, but even exposure to greenery is very good for mental health.” London, by some estimates , comprises 47% green space.
(6) ( spitnswordus ) Pace of life, sense of claustrophobia (lack of space), lack of greenery, crowds, pollution, constant consumer lifestyle, being constantly under the scrutiny of strangers, the weariness of dealing with many strangers; as soon as I escape to the countryside I feel much lighter and happier.
(7) There’s little greenery so, having moved there recently, I’m hoping the sea takes some of the stress out of living there.
(8) Waterfalls, lush greenery and grazing cows, in the midst of miles of golden dunes, made the scene appear unreal, like a film set – especially when our camel entered stage left.
(9) Instead of the Champs Élysées, the Parc Monceau, or the local greenery of the dusty square with a defunct fountain and a statue of some obscure 18th-century explorer.
(10) Not much greenery, but ends with warning against “trashing our planet”.
(11) But many city dwellers across the world will make a case for why their own urban environment causes so much stress – from transport nightmares and lack of greenery to high costs and social anonymity.
(12) Someone that knows their architectural history, looking at their image of a steel and glass grid filled with greenery, might recognise it as a parody of a much older design – Le Corbusier's Immeubles Villas project of the mid-1920s, where each balcony on a concrete grid is filled with a miniature garden.
(13) Now, after a period in which real cities with all their asphalt, brick and concrete were reclaimed, the city-overtaken-by-greenery has returned, this time with a post-industrial spin.
(14) Exposure to greenery is positive for mental health, as well as being active in it,” says Miles.
(15) Like many people, Thomsen did not realise how much of the greenery on the countryside was ash until it began to die in Denmark.
(16) • Simple arrangements of white lilies and greenery will be at the foot of the lectern and candlestick.
(17) Once a neglected and decrepit spot of greenery in a city centre starved of parks, it has suddenly been transformed into the most vibrant political theatre.
(18) When it comes to placebo greenery, this is more convincing than the Walkie Talkie’s “Sky Garden” or the urban parsley of the Garden bridge .
(19) Summer is for those who like salads, greenery, sleeping naked under a sheet instead of cocooned in flannelette and thermals, sleeveless dresses, pedicures and strappy sandals, iced tea and Pimms, laughing gaily in the sunshine instead of nodding sombrely indoors as another Norwegian killer is unmasked, or baking themselves on a beach as the sun beats down.
(20) In Holland many motorways are lined by barriers to reduce noise and by greenery to absorb the fumes.
Verdure
Definition:
(n.) Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of the meadows in June.
Example Sentences:
(1) A procedure for the production of biologically active substances from pine and spruce needles was worked out within the research project Utilization of Tree Verdure.
(2) The physiologic state of residents, looking for recreation in these places, was better in an environment of ample verdure.