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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
energy efficiency
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This guide provides advice on ways of improving energy efficiency.
fuel economy/efficiency (= how well a vehicle uses fuel, without wasting any )
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Greater engine efficiency has led to improved fuel economy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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administrative
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A case can be made for both its constitutional propriety and its administrative efficiency .
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It assumes administrative efficiency will suffice when this may only have the most limited of practical effects.
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A second consideration is administrative efficiency .
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Then I had to wait some three years, and the attitude in hospital and lack of administrative efficiency was unpleasantly conspicuous.
allocative
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The first-best criterion relates only to allocative efficiency .
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To summarize: The competitive market system is allegedly conducive to both allocative efficiency and freedom.
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Suppose we are interested only in allocative efficiency .
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So far we have discussed the impact of indirect taxes on allocative efficiency .
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What effect do taxes have? Allocative efficiency ?
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The first is the question of allocative efficiency .
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Efficiency in this sense is gauged in terms of allocative efficiency .
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So far, we have discussed the taxes that would do least harm to the allocative efficiency of the economy.
economic
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Particular attention will be paid to the interplay of arguments dealing with equity, economic efficiency and different legal systems.
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This, then, suggests the maximum economic efficiency .
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By the end of this stage, social productivity and economic efficiency would have increased at least two-fold compared to the present day.
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In future economic efficiency was likely to assume as much importance as the technical side.
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Whatever economists might like to think, economic efficiency is not the only consideration that is motivating policy.
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In the textbook theory of the firm, the cost function is drawn assuming both technical and economic efficiency .
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We rejected the former alternative on the grounds that competition can, paradoxically, sometimes be inimical to economic efficiency .
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Under the conditions outlined above, this is likely to reduce the economic efficiency of public provision.
great
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Besides proximity to a large population of consumers, the other advantage of the new store is greater efficiency .
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In neither public nor private cases are we assured that they all lead to greater efficiency .
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The most compelling argument for true reform is that it would lead to greater efficiency in government.
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In a move for greater efficiency , the two factory buildings have been merged into one.
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Savings made through greater efficiency will be ploughed back into the Service.
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The benefits of cost savings, greater efficiency and synergy are being realised.
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The Government said it would widen choice for viewers and listeners, safeguard quality programming and bring greater competition and efficiency .
high
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Particle beams promise substantially higher efficiency than do lasers, but focusing presents severe problems.
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They then analyze performance trends by teams, and strive continuously for even higher first-pass yield efficiency .
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New Scientist took up some original thought on an old idea, the flywheel, which can store energy with high efficiency .
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Such local network systems would offer higher efficiency and greater local control of electricity, including generation, delivery and use.
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Their work has without doubt led to higher standards of efficiency and integrity by national investigators.
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However, because of the much higher efficiency , such a configuration need not entail much higher natural gas demand.
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The higher thermal efficiency resulting from the topping cycle reduces the amount of carbon dioxide produced per unit of power generated.
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The highest recorded efficiency is 35 percent.
improved
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Firstly, improved police efficiency will affect the rate of recorded crime.
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That creates strong pressure to emulate the best and so will lead to improved quality and efficiency .
improving
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Consumers were not choosing efficiency and manufacturers were not improving efficiency as much as they had in the past.
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These included waste reduction, paper and cardboard recycling and improving energy efficiency .
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This was seen as being a major spur to improving efficiency for the generating companies.
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Only by steadily improving efficiency would Britain win and keep its share of the world's markets.
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They need only announce a general aim of improving efficiency or international competitiveness and their case is virtually made for them.
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Indeed, small miracles have been achieved in improving efficiency , shortening in-patient stay and improving facilities for day-surgery.
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They dispute the economic argument, saying the economy would be strengthened by improving energy efficiency .
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Reddy says that about 40 percent of that reduction came from improving efficiency .
increased
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In other words, increased efficiency .
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It was machinery which had led to increased efficiency and output.
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When planned savings from increased efficiency are taken into account, the year-on-year increase in resources will be 11 percent.
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It could profit from increased efficiency , as long as the technology is available.
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This system offers reduced keycard expenses for the hotel, increased efficiency and increased flexibility.
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These data suggest that the reforms may not be responsible for the improved performance observed. Increased efficiency or increased funding?
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These systems when used effectively can bring increased efficiency and at the same time help create a desirable environment for guests.
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Increased costs will result in increased prices unless entirely compensated by increased efficiency .
maximum
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Holding your breath builds up tension and shallow breathing denies your body the oxygen it needs to function at maximum efficiency .
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We must act with maximum efficiency , individually and collectively, in our neighborhoods as readily as in our international affairs.
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If several powerheads are being used, they should all be of the same make and power rating to provide maximum efficiency .
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This, then, suggests the maximum economic efficiency .
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On the one hand military action must be pursued with maximum efficiency , defined by military criteria.
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Regular servicing ensures vehicles operate at their maximum levels of efficiency and safety.
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Then there is the problem of maximum efficiency .
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Once you have a universal message, a doctrine of appropriate maximum efficiency , everyone listens.
national
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Beveridge provided a rationale based on concepts of national efficiency , rationality and the rights of citizenship.
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Anglicanism provided the largest number of clerical recruits to national efficiency and social hygiene.
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This involves grasping the dynamic inter-relation between new scientific knowledges and the much broader public debates over national efficiency and imperial survival.
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Science now occupied a central place in the ensuing debate over national efficiency .
operational
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In other words, it must not damage allocative, operational or dynamic efficiency as described in Chapter 2.
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The narrower is this spread, the greater will be the operational efficiency of the market.
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Leading the way to operational safety and efficiency is the installation of appropriate floor matting, specific to the work station requirements.
technical
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In my opinion, the relative rigidity and compartmentalization of the program made for lowered technical efficiency and morale.
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This relates to possible gains in technical efficiency arising from an increase in competition.
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In the textbook theory of the firm, the cost function is drawn assuming both technical and economic efficiency .
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However, tension arose between the need for decentralization in order to ensure more technical efficiency and political fears of too much independence.
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It is used in applications where technical efficiency and speed of operation are important.
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cost
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Meanwhile, cost efficiency remains a priority.
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Thus, the entire initiative was about greater cost efficiency as well as greater effectiveness.
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Speed, accuracy and cost efficiency in collecting receipts and making payments are critical.
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At this point our cost efficiency is fifty thousand dollars divided by seventy thousand, or 71. 4 percent.
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And he solicited examples on what they were achieving in the way of greater effectiveness and cost efficiency with their newfound authority.
energy
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And PG&E will give away energy-saving light bulbs next month at a city-sponsored energy efficiency fair.
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So there is no significant push towards energy efficiency when houses are built or rehabilitated.
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But Clinton insists that new technologies will improve energy efficiency , enabling developing countries to continue economic growth without increasing emissions.
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Despite the adverse effect of lower output, energy efficiency has been maintained at the 1990 level.
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Environmentalists stressed the importance of energy efficiency as offering the best prospect of limiting global warming.
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It is therefore logical that energy efficiency and reduction of oil use have become inseparable.
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Their energy standard will be assessed by an energy audit carried out by the local authority's energy efficiency unit.
fuel
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Much of the beauty of a good machine is in its mechanical design, as well as in its fuel efficiency .
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But it is firmly against heavy-handed regulation, such as a sharp increase in mandatory fuel efficiency for cars.
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The only certain way of cutting CO2 emissions is to encourage fuel efficiency .
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Improvements in vehicle drag coefficients lead to greater fuel efficiency and stability at high speeds, and simulation is driving innovation forward.
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Greater fuel efficiency is essential and there are now prototype cars that can travel between 52 and 100 miles per gallon.
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With engine modifications, more fuel efficiency , a new flight deck.
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For vehicles run by Trust staff the emphasis will be on maximising fuel efficiency and minimising damaging emissions.
gain
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While not all manufacturing efficiency gains are directly transferable to construction, many are translatable.
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This produced a significant efficiency gain with negligible, if any, loss of accuracy.
improvement
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Oil consumption will continue to decline due to efficiency improvements and switching to cheaper, cleaner power supplies such as electricity and gas.
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The two Chairman insisted that revenue growth has as big a role in the merger justification as efficiency improvements through operating synergies.
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Further energy efficiency improvements are vital to the achievement of acceptable levels of economic growth throughout the industrialised world.
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This has proved to be a successful exercise with cost and efficiency improvements made in a number of areas.
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achieve
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Business plans are used to achieve economy, efficiency and effectiveness.
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In its condensing mode, the unit achieves up to 95% efficiency , contributing to reduced fuel bills.
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To achieve efficiency , pruning of low-scoring readings may take place at certain points without greatly affecting the accuracy of the system.
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Indeed, small miracles have been achieved in improving efficiency , shortening in-patient stay and improving facilities for day-surgery.
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The Halifax has achieved a level of efficiency that shames competitors.
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Such huge improvements in fuel economy have been achieved through greater engine efficiency and reduction of air resistance.
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For this reason, trade unions might be active in cooperative efforts with management to achieve growth through greater efficiency .
assess
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This project will review these bibliographies and data-bases to assess their efficiency in recording such material.
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This paper examines the prospects and problems of assessing the efficiency of health care alternatives in the light of the recent White Paper.
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Amendment No. 27 is concerned only with assessing the degree of efficiency with which a school's financial resources are managed.
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It is immensely difficult for outsiders to begin to assess the efficiency of the secret world.
enhance
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Matching and randomization are two fundamentally important design techniques to enhance the validity and efficiency of a study.
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Tandem columns can enhance efficiency by increasing plate numbers or enhance selectivity by connecting different stationary phases.
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Cohesive social units foraging a particular area over several generations would enhance efficiency by transmitting such information among closely related animals.
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This would enhance efficiency and slow product proliferation.
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We will bring private sector skills in to enhance efficiency and increase value for money.
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Graduates are active both in creating innovative opportunities to enhance further agricultural efficiency and in applying scientific findings to production practice.
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First, the elimination of exchange rate uncertainty will enhance the efficiency of the price mechanism as a resource allocator.
improve
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These improvements are currently being geared to improving efficiency and output from the normal working day.
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The effect of the resulting orderliness was a greatly improved efficiency .
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We are maintaining our policy of improving the competitive efficiency of our retail networks.
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But Clinton insists that new technologies will improve energy efficiency , enabling developing countries to continue economic growth without increasing emissions.
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It has noticeably improved the efficiency of my tubes.
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Switched hubs can improve network efficiency by more than an order of magnitude.
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Advanced Expert Systems Conventional computing has improved efficiency by storing and manipulating data and information faster and more accurately than people.
increase
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I wanted to increase the efficiency of my fluorescent tubes.
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Teams work well to increase the efficiency and timeliness of operations.
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It was generally believed that this would increase their efficiency in line with private industry.
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Nor has the focus of government industrial research been on increasing the efficiency and productivity of existing industry.
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The development of internal communication systems will increase efficiency by sharing information, thus reducing waste and duplication of effort. 4.
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Supporters argue that privatisation increases efficiency , widens share ownership and increases consumer choice.
lead
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It was machinery which had led to increased efficiency and output.
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The most compelling argument for true reform is that it would lead to greater efficiency in government.
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One can not necessarily assume that the operation of market principles perse will automatically lead to efficiency .
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The great claim made for perfect competition is that it leads to efficiency .
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Over the years, the departments have moved closer together and combining them will also lead to efficiency savings for the authority.
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Proponents of left-to-right strategy argue that it is much simpler, requiring far less bookkeeping, and thus leads to greater efficiency .
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Increased competition leads to greater efficiency in local industry.
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It should lead to a greater efficiency among the police and give a much-needed boost to the fight against crime.
operate
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His hated intelligence services still operate with horrific efficiency .
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Msjor areas of emphasis include profitability, liquidity, operating efficiency , and capital structure.
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Strategy, Structure and Systems - the so-called Hard S's - are concerned with the way an organisation operates and its efficiency .
promote
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The Home Secretary is legally required to promote the efficiency of the police.
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The competitive market is advocated because it is held to promote efficiency in resource allocation and the liberty of the individual citizen.
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Mainstream industrial organization argues that the purpose of the policy is to promote economic efficiency .
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All of us had been promoted out of any efficiency that we might have had.
reduce
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It had opposed partnerships of advocates, believing they would reduce choice and efficiency .
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The biologist is willing to reduce efficiency in the interest of sustaining the catch.
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However, this reduces efficiency , wastes heat and causes a fire danger.
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The high price of energy reduced the efficiency of the economy.
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They should be kept together in one place, as far as possible, as separation would reduce efficiency .
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Under the conditions outlined above, this is likely to reduce the economic efficiency of public provision.
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From this perspective the problem is that governments have interfered increasingly with the workings of the market economy and reduced its efficiency .
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Taxes are generally distortionary and tend to reduce efficiency .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in the interest(s) of justice/safety/efficiency etc
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Extending the ban to wedding rings, in the interests of safety, say the company, has upset some workers.
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Ideally, the student should be making all the decisions and choosing actions in the interests of safety and efficiency.
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If the alarm gets no response, the timer goes ahead and switches off in the interest of safety and economy.
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The mature glider pilot would never hesitate to make a fool of himself in the interests of safety.
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We should be able to state which fuse we require when we buy a plug in the interest of safety and economics.
model of efficiency/virtue etc
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Mr. Howard I wonder whether the hon. Gentleman is citing Lambeth council as a model of efficiency and good practice.
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The police, when they arrived, were models of efficiency and solicitude.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A new furnace could give you increased efficiency and more heat output.
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I was impressed by her speed and efficiency .
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The management seems to expect staff to be constantly achieving higher levels of efficiency and productivity.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A case can be made for both its constitutional propriety and its administrative efficiency .
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Be that as it may, the efficiency of the Customs service was much less regarded.
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But much greater economic efficiency is not the only gain.
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Doctors are under urgent types of demands on their time so they go for efficiency .
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Our time efficiency is eighteen days divided by twenty-three days, or 78. 3 percent.
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The benefits of cost savings, greater efficiency and synergy are being realised.
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The results suggested a plateau of energy efficiency had been reached.