Converse of object

• include: Factors include disrepair, instability, dampness, bathroom and kitchen facilities, water supply, heating, lighting, ventilation and drainage.

• tackle: But more important is the less glamorous task of tackling serious disrepair - doing the unseen jobs to remedy damp and deterioration.

• reflect: There was a one year rent free period granted to reflect disrepair.

Preposition: through

• neglect: They may fall into disrepair through neglect, ignorance or disuse.

Preposition: over

• year: During the War of Independence, the Iraqis stopped the flow of oil to Haifa and the pipeline fell into disrepair over the years.

Adjective modifier

• serious: By the middle of the 19thC the church had fallen into serious disrepair.

• substantial: There was no doubt that the road was badly potholed and in substantial disrepair by 2002.

• considerable: The canal was closed in 1914 having been un-navigable for several years and fell into considerable disrepair.

• general: Thus general disrepair actually in evidence on the property was disregarded.

• such: That is the property will be valued as if such disrepair or defect did not exist.

• severe: Thousands of listed buildings and structures are classified as in severe disrepair, many on the point of collapse.

Modifies a noun

• claim: The matter is to be dealt with at the forum with specific reference to disrepair claim farmers.

• case: A litigation department which can handle large numbers of routine disrepair cases or the most complex judicial review.

• problem: W top Walls & bridges in disrepair Report problems with walls & bridges, find out who owns a wall, and maintenance information.

• protocol: Majority of the respondents said that there should not be any relationship with the disrepair protocol.

• arbitration: This page describes the Hackney housing disrepair arbitration scheme.

Noun used with modifier

• housing: Over half of our work in the UK is related to housing disrepair.

• sector: So there is still the opportunity to ensure that older people's housing issues and private sector disrepair are adequately addressed in regional strategies.

Preposition: in

• century: It suffered from neglect and fell into disrepair in the nineteenth century.

Preposition: for

• year: The grain silo at Millbay has remained disused and in a state of disrepair for many years.