noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
categorical denial/assurance etc
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Can you give us a categorical assurance that no jobs will be lost?
life assurance
quality assurance
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
categorical
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Can the Minister give us a categorical assurance that that will not happen?
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Will my right hon. Friend give me a categorical assurance that that order was decided solely on price?
personal
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I must give you my personal assurances that this infant is receiving perfect care.
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The personal assurance of the Mamur Zapt.
quality
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Chapter 4 comprehensively deals with the crucial topic of quality control and quality assurance .
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The elements of quality assurance and the steps to develop a quality assurance program in ambulatory care are described in detail.
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Throughout there is an important need to undertake an effective programme of quality assurance .
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Administration. Quality assurance must be integrated into local health care management functions. 3.
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Other types of articles which feature less often include the computer corner, regional trends, and quality assurance .
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The quality assurance coordinator pro-posed to remedy that.
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A single, but important, article discussing the quality systems needed for production of reference materials represents quality assurance .
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Function. Quality assurance must be an ongoing improvement activity applying multiple methods most suited to content. 5.
■ NOUN
company
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These illustrations should not be used as a basis for comparing similar policies issued by other life assurance companies or Friendly Societies.
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They can buy life assurance companies , run unit trusts and take over or start stockbroking firms.
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The inflow to pension funds is combined with the inflow of funds to life assurance companies and is shown in cell 6/3.
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Independence - solicitors may not be tied agents or appointed representatives of, for example, a life assurance company .
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Life insurance levies Relief for levies imposed under the Lautro Indemnity Scheme will be available for life assurance companies as management expenses.
life
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These illustrations should not be used as a basis for comparing similar policies issued by other life assurance companies or Friendly Societies.
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Some types of life assurance provide a cash payment on a director's retirement to buyout his or her shareholding.
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Cancellation rights extended From 20 May, cancellation rights for holders of most new term life assurance policies were extended.
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And of course, also increase the life assurance protection for your family.
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Priorities Plus combines life assurance with critical illness cover.
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How many adverts have you seen recently selling life assurance and pensions, for example?
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The inflow to pension funds is combined with the inflow of funds to life assurance companies and is shown in cell 6/3.
policy
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Cancellation rights extended From 20 May, cancellation rights for holders of most new term life assurance policies were extended.
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The changes can more than halve the money you are allowed to put into a pension term assurance policy .
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This award confirms a commitment to clients by offering both products and an after-sales service monitored by a guaranteed quality assurance policy .
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Until then, income tax relief had been available on the premiums paid on the majority of life assurance policies .
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Few lenders now insist on taking a formal charge over a life assurance policy .
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There are various types of life assurance policy to choose from.
scheme
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The quality assurance scheme will mean the introduction of new procedures which conform to the Institutes' requirements.
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So within the supermarkets' own quality assurance schemes , sewage sludge is likely to be ruled out.
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North-east farmers launch beef and lamb quality assurance scheme .
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Recently I spent ages looking through a pile of labels trying to find harvest interval information for the cereals assurance scheme .
system
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Designed for senior college management it dealt with the design and implementation of internal quality assurance systems for colleges.
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Developing Criteria An important step in the development of a quality assurance system is to prepare criteria.
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The Quality Audit's main purpose is to look in detail at the centre's internal quality assurance system .
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According to Williamson, the five principles generic to any comprehensive quality assurance system relate to the following: 1.
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This will involve a detailed examination of process controls in addition to approval of the quality assurance systems .
term
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Following the Financial Services Act the range of information available on long term assurance products continues to develop.
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The changes can more than halve the money you are allowed to put into a pension term assurance policy.
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As well as your pension plan you will also need separate term assurance in case you die before the end of the mortgage term.
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But it is a good idea to arrange separate term assurance in case there is another crash on the stock market.
■ VERB
give
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Will he ensure - and give me an assurance - that there will be careful monitoring?
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But Thompson, associates said, will give strong assurances that he will examine questionable campaign finance practices regardless of party.
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She said she was told by a manager that he could not give her such assurances .
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The chairman said that on that matter he could not give Mr. Bulmer an assurance .
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Will he give an assurance that in future research at Leeds polytechnic will be funded under the new joint proposals?
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Mr Lang gave an assurance yesterday that the further allocations will be equal to the amount of grant received.
need
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In the short term they need assurance that the payment for past services will be forthcoming.
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More importantly, she needs assurance that Alan is doing the right thing.
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General practitioners need assurance that control of expenditure will result in the savings being retained in local health care.
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For this all one needs is the assurance that a proof using infinitesimals is no worse than one free of infinitesimals.
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The loan applicant needs assurance that his proposals for future operations are soundly based.
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In the electronic republic, there needs to be assurance of a media environment of wide-open access to send and receive.
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As well as your pension plan you will also need separate term assurance in case you die before the end of the mortgage term.
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Seven others were slightly tentative about it, with four of those saying they needed assurances they would face no new regulations.
offer
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For a while, at least, I think we can offer them assurances that we are taking steps to locate it.
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This was a point on which a developer like Zeckendorf could offer some assurance .
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But he was glad to have them because they too seemed to offer some assurance that Amy would stay.
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Parents who had called their physicians at the first news of the bad Cutter vaccine were offered assurances of all sorts.
provide
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There were differences, however, in the assignment of responsibility for providing such assurances .
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Furthermore, a valuation merely provides assurance that the transaction was not at an under value but is not a defence.
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Membership will provide them the assurance of committed partners as they forge their way.
receive
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Mr Maher said he had received assurances from the Government that new legislation on increasing competition would apply to the book agreement.
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He has spoken sharply to Mr Dach about it and has received his assurance that such a thing will never happen again.
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The hijackers gave themselves up after receiving assurances that they could seek asylum elsewhere.
seek
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I seek those assurances from the Minister.
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It plans to write to the Crown Office to seek an assurance that a similar incident would not occur.
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But health watchdogs and hospital managers may to seek further assurances when contracts are discussed at a meeting next week.
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However, there are some matters on which we will seek clarification or assurance .
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My constituent had sought assurances from the Minister about the financing of the proposed station.
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Both work without a contract, and Sinclair sought assurances about the future in recent negotiations.
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I seek an assurance that that will not be for at least three or four years after the introduction of the council tax.
want
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We want assurances from the Government.
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Companies want assurance of reliable, high-capacity telecommunications for access to the Internet and other data networks.
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They wanted assurances that Novell is not about to kidnap Unix.
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They also wanted specific assurances about rules for Democratic participation in the inquiry.
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I want your assurance that you will always allow genuine gipsies to camp there.
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Portsmouth are interested but want assurance on his recovery from a broken arm before parting with £350,000.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Despite all their assurances, they broke the agreement and signed a deal with a rival company.
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His lawyer was unwilling to give him any kind of assurance about the outcome of the trial.
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I need an assurance that you will support me.
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She began to sing with assurance , an old, familiar song.
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The manager gave me his personal assurance that the parts would be here today.
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These jobs offer little assurance of long-term employment.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Chapters 6 and 7 extensively cover the evaluation process and quality assurance .
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Coach Bill Barber issued an assurance that Boucher will, in fact, play some games before the season is over.
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For example: In the life assurance industry, it means playing an important role in the development of new products.
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He missed the vehement assurance of Will Douglas.
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On the evidence of his recital he is increasing in assurance and beginning to fulfil expectations.
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She had forgotten the compulsion of his confident smile, the total assurance he carried everywhere he went.
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There was a sensual anticipation about, an assurance of marvels shortly to be, manifest.