noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
commercial
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The suggestion that we should publish the amount paid for each company raises difficult problems of commercial confidentiality .
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All that is concealed beneath a cloak of commercial confidentiality .
patient
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Mark Bechard was no secret to mental-health workers in his home state of Maine, though patient confidentiality shrouds his troubled past.
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Asked about how issues involving patient confidentiality were best dealt with, one doctor replied: below.
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And a new, and very serious question, has been raised concerning patient confidentiality .
■ NOUN
agreement
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When presented with the draft confidentiality agreement , the purchaser should ensure that there are adequate exemptions to the confidentiality obligation.
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It is normally circulated under covering letter and will incorporate a confidentiality agreement .
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Finally, I annex by way of an Appendix a schedule of companies who have signed the confidentiality agreement and their status.
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If a separate confidentiality agreement has not been signed an appropriate undertaking can be embodied in the heads.
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In order to ensure prompt despatch of the Information memorandum to you please fax the signed confidentiality agreement to me on.
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It may be that the purchaser signed a confidentiality agreement at the outset of negotiations.
undertaking
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The purchaser should be prepared to sign a target's confidentiality undertaking .
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The vendor is likely to agree to the target's providing this information only if the purchaser enters into a confidentiality undertaking .
■ VERB
breach
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Faceless, unqualified reviewers define our work, remove our colleagues from panels and routinely breach confidentiality .
cite
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Alexander declined comment, citing attorney-client confidentiality .
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A spokesman for Morgan Grenfell in London declined any comment on the allegations contained in the Codelco suit, citing client confidentiality .
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Family services officials refused Sunday to comment on the incident, citing state confidentiality laws that preclude them from discussing specific cases.
ensure
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In such situations we take appropriate measures to ensure that strict confidentiality is maintained in all respects.
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This is often done through an independent third party, such as a debt collecting agency, to ensure confidentiality .
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Care must be taken to ensure that any specific confidentiality concerns of the client are addressed.
maintain
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Firstly there are undertakings to maintain the confidentiality of business secrets and not to use them except for limited purposes.
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Inform and support relatives as appropriate. Maintain professional confidentiality .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Alexander declined to comment, citing attorney--client confidentiality .
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Data encryption ensures the privacy and confidentiality of email messages.
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Researchers should always be able to guarantee complete confidentiality for their subjects.
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The health clinic has again been caught violating patient confidentiality .
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You doctor should not have told your parents about the abortion -- that was a blatant breach of confidentiality .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alexander declined comment, citing attorney-client confidentiality .
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But congressional investigators said bank claims of confidentiality kept them from establishing precisely how much profit banks are reaping from the surcharges.
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Information memoranda should not be sent to interested parties until a signed confidentiality letter has been received.
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Please forward the profile to your client, together with the attached confidentiality letter.
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Short confidentiality clauses in standard conditions are really only precautionary measures to be relied upon in an emergency.
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The confidentiality letter should cover both the memorandum and also any additional information which might be subsequently released.
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The appropriate method will depend on the business being sold, the confidentiality required, and the anticipated demand from purchasers.
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The purchaser should be prepared to sign a target's confidentiality undertaking.