Sentence examples for a road being built from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a road being built" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the ongoing construction or development of a road.
Example: "As we drove through the area, we noticed a road being built that would connect the two towns."
Alternatives: "a road under construction" or "a road in progress".

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He played a major part in representing the college interest, and the cause of conservation, in the long struggle to prevent a road being built across Christ Church meadows - an issue with important national consequences in turning opinion against the priority given to cars and trucks.

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A road was built through the mountains paralleling the pipeline.

Control of the pass equated to a percentage of the lucrative trade; a road was built in 1825.

When a road was built from Guatemala City in the 1960's, the transformation for the worse began.

With remarkable consistency, the research finds the same thing: Whenever a road is built or an older road is widened, more people decide to drive more.

A former president of Puntland repeatedly requested a road be built to Eyl, a rough-and-ready coastal town, as a quid pro quo for giving up piracy.

In 1787 the Frankstown Path (a trail connecting the Susquehanna and Ohio river systems) was surveyed through the area; a road was built that shortly after 1800 was extended to Pittsburgh (80 miles [130 km] west).

The importance of suitable perches is illustrated by observations made on an insect-rich region of East African grassland, from which kingfishers were absent until a road was built.

Gaeta first came under the influence of the Romans in the 4th century bc; a road was built c. 184 bc connecting the town with the port, and it became a favoured Roman resort.

Baracoa is surrounded by rugged mountains, which isolated it from the rest of Cuba until a road was built through the mountains to connect it with Guantánamo in the 1960s.

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