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ID 695535 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain country planning - town planningEnvironment - Environmental Protectionforestry management
upkeep preferred
  • the labor of keeping something (as buildings or equipment) in a state of repair or efficiency
  • maintain - to keep up
  • maintenance - keeping (the population of species) at a certain level
upkeep preferred
Usage examples
  • Forests therefore contribute towards the safeguarding and development of agriculture and the countryside, which may be greatly dependent on the presence and good upkeep of the surrounding forests.

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