water rate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Weeks into the pandemic, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan reluctantly suspended the controversial water shutoffs and offered a temporary discounted water rate.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2021
As a candidate, his campaign published fliers stating that “Billy McKinney will hold the line on taxes and fees …” Months later, McKinney voted “aye” on a $1.60 per thousand water rate increase.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020
In the past 10 years, the water rate in the city has doubled.
From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2017
That stage would have penalized customers who failed to make their cuts with a surcharge of up to 10 times the normal water rate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2015
He admitted doubtfully that she was correct He was not the water rate.
From To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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