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to conurbation
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A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl
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In the German DEGS1 study reported here, participation rates were inversely proportion to conurbation size (53 % in localities with a population <5,000; 35 % in cities of 500,000+) [ 59].
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Then there's the recreational value of having wooded areas close to conurbations for activities such as running, cycling, climbing and dog walking.
Lastly, in many areas, especially close to conurbations such as San Francisco, coast live oak is considered to have greater aesthetic and conservation value than bay laurel.
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In the accompanying debates in the House of Lords, Worcestershire Peer Lord Sandys said that Stourbridge and Halesowen's respective borough council's "duly elected, are wholly opposed to being joined to the conurbation".
The migration of people from small, often isolated and genetically quite uniform communities to larger conurbations has led to a decline in endogamous and consanguineous marriage and to increased rates of marriage between partners from different geographical, ethnic, religious and social backgrounds [ 2, 3].
Two similar club relocations had occurred in the Scottish professional ranks during the 1990s, but the permanent relocation of an English League club to another conurbation was unprecedented.
Surrey is bordered to the northwest by Berkshire, to the northeast by the Greater London conurbation, to the east by Kent, to the south by Sussex, and to the west by Hampshire.
During the 19th century Malvern developed rapidly from a village to a sprawling conurbation owing to its popularity as a hydrotherapy spa based on its spring waters.
However, many residents of towns and villages have found that they have to travel to the nearest major conurbation in order to get to a bank branch.
Real space is contracted, even trivial: Case, usually following mysterious instructions, moves easily from Japan to the east coast of the US (now one giant conurbation) to Turkey to Paris.
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