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In the road side vs At the road side

Both "in the road side" and "at the road side" are not commonly used in English. The correct preposition to use in this context is "on."

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 645 views

In the road side

This is not a correct construction in English. The preposition "in" is not used with "road side."

The preposition "in" is not used with "road side." Instead, the correct preposition to use is "on."
  • Another example, this time in the field of countering road-side bombs, is the counter improvised explosive devices, where the European Defence Agency is in the final phase of purchasing a forensic laboratory which could be deployed in Afghanistan next year.
  • Those grandma who are selling kimbab at the road side, earn 10 hundred million to buy a house.
  • Go and wait for your father by the road side.
  • They've pulled off to a white sedan parked at the road side.
  • I would rather see a child toil in a mill than starve by the road-side.
  • Road side checks are vital for effective implementation.
  • All limit and target values apply everywhere in the ambient air, including road-sides.
  • (g) fixed obstacles at the road side.
  • (f) road side environment including vegetation;
  • Mixed rail/road facilities (railway platform on one side, road on the other) have since May 2001 been used purely on the road side.
  • Road side service, Moffett pass.
  • Member States would only be allowed to charge for certain external costs, levied only via road-side barrier free tolls and only if they follow certain calculation methods as defined in the Annex IIIa.
  • For road transport aim in particular at market access, road safety, road worthiness tests, road side inspections as well as social, fiscal and technical rules.
  • (8a)Road side checks should be carried out without discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the grounds of nationality of the road transport operator or the country of establishment of the road transport operator or of registration of the vehicle.
  • (5a) Road side checks should be carried out without discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the grounds of nationality of the road transport operator or the country of establishment of the road transport operator or of registration of the vehicle.
  • It should be possible to carry out checks on all roads and road-side service stations in order to prevent any displacement of traffic from motorways to ordinary roads.
  • By using information on the road, speed limits, as well as car characteristics the system gives either a recommendation of the optimal speed or, more usefully, transmits to the car a binding limit from the road-side.
  • A soldier from U. S. Army's 3rd Infantry division was mortally wounded Tuesday when a road-side bomb exploded near Haditha.
  • A distinction has to be drawn between road-side checks and on-site checks, as the different stages have to be checked in different ways.
  • (a) sufficient provision is made for checkpoints on existing and planned roads; in particular, that road-side service stations can function as checkpoints;

Alternatives:

  • on the road side

At the road side

This is not a correct construction in English. The preposition "at" is not commonly used with "road side."

The preposition "at" is not commonly used with "road side." Instead, the correct preposition to use is "on."
  • They've pulled off to a white sedan parked at the road side.
  • (g) fixed obstacles at the road side.
  • Those grandma who are selling kimbab at the road side, earn 10 hundred million to buy a house.
  • Go and wait for your father by the road side.
  • I would rather see a child toil in a mill than starve by the road-side.
  • Road side checks are vital for effective implementation.
  • (f) road side environment including vegetation;
  • Mixed rail/road facilities (railway platform on one side, road on the other) have since May 2001 been used purely on the road side.
  • Road side service, Moffett pass.
  • All limit and target values apply everywhere in the ambient air, including road-sides.
  • For road transport aim in particular at market access, road safety, road worthiness tests, road side inspections as well as social, fiscal and technical rules.
  • (8a)Road side checks should be carried out without discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the grounds of nationality of the road transport operator or the country of establishment of the road transport operator or of registration of the vehicle.
  • (5a) Road side checks should be carried out without discrimination, directly or indirectly, on the grounds of nationality of the road transport operator or the country of establishment of the road transport operator or of registration of the vehicle.
  • It should be possible to carry out checks on all roads and road-side service stations in order to prevent any displacement of traffic from motorways to ordinary roads.
  • By using information on the road, speed limits, as well as car characteristics the system gives either a recommendation of the optimal speed or, more usefully, transmits to the car a binding limit from the road-side.
  • A soldier from U. S. Army's 3rd Infantry division was mortally wounded Tuesday when a road-side bomb exploded near Haditha.
  • Member States would only be allowed to charge for certain external costs, levied only via road-side barrier free tolls and only if they follow certain calculation methods as defined in the Annex IIIa.
  • A distinction has to be drawn between road-side checks and on-site checks, as the different stages have to be checked in different ways.
  • Another example, this time in the field of countering road-side bombs, is the counter improvised explosive devices, where the European Defence Agency is in the final phase of purchasing a forensic laboratory which could be deployed in Afghanistan next year.
  • (a) sufficient provision is made for checkpoints on existing and planned roads; in particular, that road-side service stations can function as checkpoints;

Alternatives:

  • on the road side

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