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- noun Plural form of
refurbishment .
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Examples
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As Easter approaches, many peoples' thoughts turn to house make-overs, spring cleans and refurbishments, meaning more and more sellers are listing all those odds and ends they no longer require.
Archive 2008-03-01 Thatsnews 2008
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The then American ambassador to the Court of St. James, Walter Annenberg, was immortalized on television ” in the first Day-in-the-Life-of soap documentary on the royal family ” muttering interminable convolutions about the 'refurbishments' going on at his residence.
Her Majesty's Secret Jenkins, Peter 1989
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Balance can be for various building new construction or refurbishments (aka "shovel ready" jobs)?
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To the uninitiated, it might look as though you were still waiting to begin refurbishments.
Hiding Wealth Behind Wear and Tear Helen Kirwan-Taylor 2011
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My initial reaction when I read earlier that the new speaker, John Bercow, has ordered £20,000 worth of alterations and refurbishments to his quarters was slight shock.
I don't begrudge John Bercow making his accomodation child friendly but ... Norfolk Blogger 2009
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The point: There is nothing extra-special high-tech about the valve or the specific part in question, and they are not components that were intended to require frequent retests, fatigue crack inspections, or refurbishments.
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Projects to be completed during … [the] … six-month rotation [of NZ Defence Force personnel] will range from engineering projects and school refurbishments, to conducting health programmes in surrounding villages.
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M&S guidance on asbestos removal was not fully followed by the contractors during the major refurbishments.
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Projects to be completed during … [the] … six-month rotation [of NZ Defence Force personnel] will range from engineering projects and school refurbishments, to conducting health programmes in surrounding villages.
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In other cases, the budget was used for refurbishments including waiting room chairs, new floors and paint.
GPs fear NHS funding policy could trigger MPs' expenses-style scandals 2011
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