green belt

Example Sentences

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An MP has said she is "deeply disappointed and angered" by the government's decision to approve building film studios on green belt land.

From BBC

"We will continue to defend Marlow's green belt against inappropriate development."

From BBC

Every major city in Britain is surrounded by a “green belt” — an area that is not necessarily green but on which construction is tightly limited.

From Washington Post

My neighborhood is bounded by a green belt of dying madrone and big leaf maple trees, many that were planted decades ago and are now at the end of their life cycle.

From Seattle Times

In the summer months, Baghdad’s heat ebbs only when a dust storm rolls in, blanketing the city with particles of sand and earth loosened by the wind as Baghdad’s green belt dries up.

From Washington Post