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Meanings of mountaintop removal mining in English

Form of surface mining that involves the mining of the summit or summit ridge of a mountain.

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        Examples for "mtr"
        Examples for "mtr"
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        MTR measurements were obtained from affected and unaffected regions of the brain.
        Pubmed
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        The MTR values of irradiated breast were higher than those of non-irradiated breast.
        Pubmed
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        About MTR Corporation Limited MTR Corporation Limited is principally engaged in railway operation.
        Reuters
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        In precuneus, MTR activity was associated with increased self-reported fantasizing only in schizophrenia.
        Pubmed
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        MTR operates South Western Railway as a joint venture with FirstGroup.
        The Guardian
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        Secondly, six MTMs classified the same cases using standardized information.
        Pubmed
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        Aside from anything else, MTM had the best theme tune to any sitcom ever.
        The Irish Times
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        I met with Molly Lopata, who did casting for MTM.
        Here's the deal: don't touch me
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        Here, we assessed the possible role of such receptors in spatial learning using the multiple T-maze (MTM) paradigm.
        Pubmed
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        Further studies are needed to assess these results as well as the quality of care and medico-economic outcomes after a MTM.
        Pubmed
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        Church groups urge congregants to write to Congress to stop mountaintop mining.
        Reuters
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        A majority of voters in four Appalachian states want their water protected and disapprove of mountaintop mining.
        The Guardian
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        In mountaintop mining, companies blast the tops of hills with dynamite to get to the coal seams.
        Reuters
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        Left: Before mountaintop mining the Appalachian mountains in southern West Virginia were covered by a temperate hardwood rain forest.
        Wired
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        The devastation of mountaintop mining, which began in earnest in the 1990s, is impossible to miss from the air.
        Reuters
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        Activists have fought a losing legal battle against mountaintop removal mining.
        Wired
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        RAN is part of a broad coalition fighting the destructive practice of mountaintop removal.
        The Guardian
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        For more on what mountaintop removal mining means, environmentally and humanly, read my article on it.
        Wired
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        In addition to the negative impact on employment, mountaintop removal has terrible effects on the land.
        The Guardian
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        It's cheaper and more efficient than old-fashioned mining, but the effects of mountaintop removal -or MTR -are devastating.
        Wired
        Usage of mountaintop removal mining in English
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        Activists have fought a losing legal battle against mountaintop removal mining.
        Wired
        2
        For more on what mountaintop removal mining means, environmentally and humanly, read my article on it.
        Wired
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        Mountaintop removal mining is devastating the Appalachian mountains in the US.
        The Guardian