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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Infrastructure
If 'infrastructure' means 'foundation' then why is often used to refer to 'buildings'?
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It all depends on your point of view - what's important to you . If you're a city manager, then all of the basic structures required to make things work would be called infrastructure . (highways, bridges, watermains, airport runways, electrical and gas distribution systems.
- It all depends on your point of view - what's important to you .
- If you're a city manager, then all of the basic structures required to make things work would be called infrastructure .
- (highways, bridges, watermains, airport runways, electrical and gas distribution systems.
- If you're a realtor catering to office-type companies, then the basic buildings would be your infrastructure.
- If you're in the building construction business, you might be inclined to consider the building foundation the infrastructure.
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It all depends on your point of view - what's important to you. If you're a city manager, then all of the basic structures required to make things work would be called infrastructure. (highways, bridges, watermains, airport runways, electrical and gas distribution systems.
If you're a realtor catering to office-type companies, then the basic buildings
If you're a realtor catering to office-type companies, then the basic buildings
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