Definitions
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- noun Same as
substruction .
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- noun A
substructure ;foundation ;infrastructure .
Etymologies
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Examples
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By now, massive underbuilding during the slump far exceeds the overbuilding during the boom.
How to Clean Up the Housing Mess Alan S. Blinder 2011
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CityUnslicker said ... massive underbuilding due to planning regs is a key factor.
House ! Newmania 2007
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How do they avoid underbuilding or overbuilding the dams and reservoirs?
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The bridge that spans the little but rapid river Belle, is perhaps a trifle too vast and Roman for its site; but it was built by the first duke of the second dynasty, who was always afraid of underbuilding his position.
Tancred Or, The New Crusade Benjamin Disraeli 1842
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"We've gone a couple years now where we are severely underbuilding new homes" because of decreased demand to buy, says Canally.
SmartMoney.com AnnaMaria Andriotis 2010
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"We've gone a couple years now where we are severely underbuilding new homes" because of decreased demand to buy, says Canally.
SmartMoney.com AnnaMaria Andriotis 2010
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When we've collectively been underbuilding for years, it's an expensive trade off, made worse by having to compete with investors whose borrowing costs are subsidised by other tax payers.
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"We overbuilt from 2004 to 2006, but now we're underbuilding," he said.
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009
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That’s why there’s gross underbuilding of roads in every major city, and in some cases Portland OR increased traffic congestion is an explicit, publicly stated goal of the regional government.
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Those who read this site regularly know my take on the matter, which is that overpromising of indoor Wi-Fi coverage by some firms and cities (not most, thankfully); an expectation of much higher subscriber numbers; underbuilding of the network in early phases based on overoptimistic coverage estimates; an rush to the bottom to provide no-cost networks to city with revenue chasing the subscribers who never arrived; and a lack of plans by most cities about what, in particular, to do with the networks that were being built has led to the current implosion.
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