noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a complaints procedure (= a system for dealing with complaints )
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There is a very straightforward complaints procedure you must follow.
a grievance procedure (= a system for dealing with employees' grievances )
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You should pursue your complaint through the company's grievance procedure.
a routine operation/procedure (= medical operation )
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Many routine operations had to be cancelled.
admissions policy/procedures etc
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The college has a very selective admissions policy.
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the admissions officer
operative procedures
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patients undergoing operative procedures
standard practice/procedure (= the usual way of doing things )
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Searching luggage at airports is now standard practice.
the assessment procedure/process
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Parents need to feel part of the assessment procedure.
the selection process/procedure
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Before the selection process begins, candidates need to be clear about what the job entails.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
civil
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Such cases could be met by adopting for civil cases a procedure similar to the Attorney-General's reference in criminal proceedings.
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Under the rules of civil procedures , however, they almost certainly would be played at the trial and.
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The judges examined both the evidence of witnesses and written documentation, the procedure being based on the Roman civil procedure.
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There are high hopes for a powerful and radical approach to the current problems encountered in matters of civil procedure .
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The second approach is to amend civil procedure .
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It was a free system with none of the formalism of the ordinary civil procedure .
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The advantages compared with ordinary civil procedure were largely limited to Rome, since each province had only one jurisdictional magistrate.
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The civil service procedures for the most senior appointments are well established.
correct
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The branch officers, all men, refused to let the women speak, claiming they were not following correct procedure .
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There was considerable confusion in the administration over the correct procedure .
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Winch and car launches Provided that the pilot keeps to the correct procedures , winch and car launches can be very safe.
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Even a travesty of justice must follow correct procedure .
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She said it was Humphreys' responsibility as managing director to follow the correct procedure for getting rid of toxic waste.
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Similarly, social workers were issued with handbooks and directives about the correct procedure to follow when investigating cases of suspected abuse.
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Finally, there is legal authority based on enactments that can be made and changed by formally correct procedures .
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But the prison governor insists the correct procedures were followed.
formal
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There is no formal procedure , like the pastoral Measure, for declaring unwanted churches redundant and deciding their future.
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The formal procedure is seen as a substitute for a more spontaneous flow and nurture of ideas.
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In essence, formal systems and procedures depend on local knowledge.
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A formal company procedures is recommended which records, analyses and disseminates such information.
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But it is bound to stimulate the evolution of formal procedures for overcoming the obstacles met by investigators.
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Control is exercised at the centre and it is characterised by informal webs of influence rather than formal procedures .
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As soon as he arrived, the formal procedure began.
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It is characterised by formal procedures and offers the individual security, stability and predictability.
legal
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There are several reasons for the dislike of the legal procedures .
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Each participating State will provide appropriate legal and administrative procedures to protect the rights of all its forces personnel.
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What is required is a speedy and effective legal procedure which secures corrections and counter-statements by way of an alternative procedure to libel litigation.
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One day, the mystery of legal procedures and jargon disappeared.
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The legal procedure is far too clumsy and hit-and-miss.
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Many legal systems have procedures of this general type.
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Nevertheless, even the staunchest advocates of non-legal solutions to truancy seem to accept that legal procedures must continue to be available.
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In legal procedures personal and family relations have been deemed to be beyond law's limits.
medical
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As a medical procedure it was first used for women who could not become pregnant because of blocked or missing fallopian tubes.
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In reality, there is a great shortage of donated organs, but organ donation is a careful, well-documented medical procedure .
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Some affairs actually now begin with a medical procedure .
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Numerous other medical procedures are more popular than validated.
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Having blood taken, like many other minor medical procedures , is much worse in prospect than in practice.
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In medical parlance this procedure is commonly known as a career-ectomy.
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Learners should participate in ward rounds and medical procedures , and accompany the doctor when a patient is being examined.
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A second reason is concerned with abortion as a medical procedure .
new
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They are boycotting new assessment procedures , claiming social welfare officers were not being recognised for increased workloads.
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Months of wrangling over new production standards for the vaccine and new inspection procedures followed.
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Updated refresher training sessions were held for plant operators and new reporting procedures brought in to cover routine monitoring.
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The Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance last fall to allow the new procedure .
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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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Meanwhile, we still had to get something done about our new procedures .
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These new procedures were drawn up by the company itself, according to the council's senior counsel.
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The case was primarily concerned with the new procedure for remedies.
normal
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They say it's normal procedure at other Universities to wash contaminated materials like rubber gloves and glass containers.
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A check of the ponds was in order because of both concern expressed by local citizens and normal operating procedure .
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This is normal procedure inmost research institutions.
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Under normal procedures the Supreme Court would rule on the motion before the 1992 presidential elections took place.
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It appears that he was spared the normal procedure of having his fingerprints and photograph taken.
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This is normal procedure and need cause you no concern.
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An army spokesman said that the security vetting of personnel was a normal procedure in all defence forces.
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Mr Major insisted that the Government would abide by normal parliamentary procedures .
parliamentary
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In 1983 the Procedure Committee recommended drastic revision of parliamentary procedure on taxation.
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The vote came after majority Nationalist Party officials said today the party would use parliamentary procedures to block implementation of the bills.
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These parliamentary procedures rest upon the government's command of a majority.
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The arcane language of parliamentary procedures always seemed to come more easily to Dole than straight forward talk on fundamental values.
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Such breaches of parliamentary procedure carry a £500 fine.
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Mr Major insisted that the Government would abide by normal parliamentary procedures .
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Thirdly, these weaknesses are endemic. Parliamentary procedure , like all aspects of political life, is a matter of habit.
proper
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Will he press that where commitments are made to open markets for textile products, a proper verification procedure must be established?
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Law students tend to become more concerned with matters of proper procedure and exhibit an increased tendency to reason by analogy.
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The row centres on a technicality - whether the proper testing procedure was carried out.
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He ordered that a memorandum explaining the proper procedure be prepared and circulated to service commands.
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Much of our existing knowledge has been gathered from descriptive studies which lack controls and proper sampling procedures .
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Process accountability - accountability for following proper procedures . 3.
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They keep wanting to supply goods without going through the proper procedures .
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Crucially, therefore, causal explanation is the proper procedure when we engage in natural science but not elsewhere.
simple
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There is no simple procedure to determine the number of blocks which may be used by the media item.
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On occasions simple random sampling procedures as just described do not meet the requirements of the research.
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It's a very simple procedure , and usually doesn't cost you even a stamp.
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Giving blood is a simple procedure and most donors feel only the slightest discomfort.
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A simple calibration procedure is used to set-up the system for individual implements.
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In summary, there are well established, simple procedures for giving judgments credibility.
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If you consult a Solicitor, making a will is a simple procedure .
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An arbitration award can be enforced by a simple procedure , and is enforceable internationally.
standard
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On the other hand it does not provide remedies for production problems which can be applied as standard recipes or procedures .
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In this particular White House, of course, personal assault is standard operating procedure .
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No two old people will react the same way, so no standard procedure can be recommended.
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This is a standard operating procedure that enables our grassroots membership to define the small-business positions on important issues.
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From 1754 onwards marriages were entered on printed forms, otherwise no standard procedure was laid down until 1813.
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Doing everything at the last minute seemed to be standard operating procedure .
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One standard procedure would be to see if your inspectors' judgments matched other evidence.
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No one asked me about follow up phone calls made to me by their offices, standard procedures for campaigns.
surgical
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Areas where this need can arise usually occur when a surgical procedure or accident has resulted in loss of bone.
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Although not completely pain free, they often prefer this management to any type of surgical procedure .
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Indications for surgery are not clearly defined and there is no agreement on the ideal surgical procedure .
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Lengths of stay are being cut dramatically for just about every serious medical illness and surgical procedure .
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Particular care needs to be taken over: i. accidents or surgical procedures where anaesthetics and appropriate pain relief must be given.
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So far, research has centered on two highly experimental surgical procedures .
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These patients, apart from fearing the surgical procedure and the effects of malignant disease, often have severe psychological problems after surgery.
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As far as surgical procedures go, the rule is the less the better.
■ NOUN
assessment
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They are boycotting new assessment procedures , claiming social welfare officers were not being recognised for increased workloads.
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The assessment procedures consisted of bimonthly interviews of the patients and a friend or relative with whom the patient was living.
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These will form the basis of a comprehensive family assessment procedure for use in research and practice.
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The new authority will be flexible and use local visits as part of its assessment procedure .
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The therapist should explain fully why certain areas of questioning are being broached so that parents feel part of the assessment procedure .
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How far this is possible depends to a great extent on the quality of the instructions accompanying the assessment procedure .
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This analysis will also require us to take into consideration still other developments in assessment procedures which are currently taking place.
court
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In fact, the complainant in the case Samaraweera cites was knowledgeable about court procedure .
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In other words, court procedures are not well-adapted to resolving polycentric disputes.
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The Government has taken steps to improve court procedures but it has steadfastly refused to introduce a legal right to interest.
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Mooting not only gives you practice in court procedure but helps to develop the aplomb that every advocate should possess.
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Consultant psychiatrists, in three reports, said the man was incapable of understanding court procedure and should not be tried.
grievance
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The contract also established a grievance procedure and a salary schedule.
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If you feel upset by an apparent unfairness, pursue the matter through the grievance procedure .
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Governors should take any grievance relating to employment very seriously and give proper consideration to it through a fair grievance procedure .
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McAvennie disputed the fine and called on the Professional Footballer's grievance procedures to voice his dissent.
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So, for instance, the responsibility of governing bodies for disciplinary and grievance procedures overrides previous local and national agreements.
safety
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A NORTH-EAST double glazing firm has been fined nearly £3,000 for breaches of work safety procedures .
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Regulatory agencies uncovered numerous flaws in operating and safety procedures .
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But new safety procedures had been introduced so such an event could never happen again.
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No one was missing and no one had been hurt. Safety procedures and quick thinking of those involved had worked well.
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These are the basic safety procedures: Wear gloves when mopping-up blood and giving injections.
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Laganside agreed to review safety procedures during the week-long break to accommodate the Lower Ormeau Community Festival.
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Throughout there has been a high profile given to safety procedures , under the control of safety manager.
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Bureau safety procedures , in the event of a violent client, can not be neglected.
selection
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In the main, however, the selection procedure is rigorous enough so that basic training does not have to be used for assessment purposes.
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State judicial selection procedures are even more severely criticized.
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For many courses a formal interview is an essential part of the selection procedure .
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Such inquiries also occur face-to-face during the course of an interview or selection procedure .
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Under the selection procedure the party bosses no longer have the power to carry out such a coup.
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The use of tests is not, of course, confined to selection procedures .
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But in practice, for the great majority of schools, the selection procedure acted as a straightjacket.
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There were no joint selection procedures .
■ VERB
adopt
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Procedure within the financial accounts Many larger companies adopt the procedure of raising a debit note for any errors on invoices.
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Its board has adopted a streamlined procedure for doling out emergency loans.
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Most LEAs are adopting systematic procedures of school inspections and viewing what goes on in classrooms.
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Otherwise adopt the standard procedure given in Air Pilot, and any special procedure that may be required at certain major airports.
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However, it is clearly sensible for a business to adopt standard contract formation procedures .
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Mr Slough said trade officials were slow to adopt new export procedures which came into force in January.
apply
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This reaction produced attempts to apply scientific principles and procedures to the study of human functioning.
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We could, of course, defeat this improved algorithm too, by simply applying the foregoing procedure all over again.
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All of them would, in theory, apply the same dreary procedures .
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The same principle must apply to the old procedure as stated in Schedule 1 to the Act of 1989.
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The two necessary conditions of contiguity and repetition apply but the procedure is different.
carry
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Although no oily film was apparent I carried out this procedure twice.
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Her doctor whistled, and assured her she was all right,, and carried the procedure through to the horrific end.
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When turning inbound after carrying out these procedures , simply fly straight to the station.
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The operations needed to carry out this procedure can be divided into two parts.
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On appeal he was found not guilty because he was carrying out a normal procedure approved by the medical profession.
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We have successfully carried out this procedure in 18 patients.
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They will carry out the procedures initiated by the Lexicographer Group on instruction from the Computer Group.
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Administrator: carrying out routine procedures . 5.
describe
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The panel also includes an X-ray viewing screen and a wipe-clean board for surgeons to describe procedures to students.
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When the state law does describe a specific procedure , it must be followed exactly.
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If one is selecting households from a given neighborhood, he should describe the procedure for selecting the cases.
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Section 2 of this document describes the problem management procedures .
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These laws describe the procedures teachers must follow to achieve tenure.
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Most states also describe the procedure to be followed when there is an impasse in collective bargaining negotiations.
develop
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Each of our businesses will develop management procedures for environmental assurance and will regularly audit results.
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Firms that lack the time or resources to develop their own screening procedures will likely turn to personnel firms.
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The need to develop management procedures which are understandable and credible to the institution's environment. 10.
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The Sorensons contacted a textile expert to assist in developing a competent dyeing procedure .
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Consultations between the agriculture departments and the Home Office are in progress to develop procedures and criteria for issuing licences.
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The likelihood would then be that these new lines of reasoning can be developed into an algorithmic procedure .
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How can health and local authorities develop cooperative procedures if care is spread across many health districts?
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Some states, such as Oklahoma, give the parties the opportunity to develop a procedure for resolving impasses.
establish
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It would be sensible for dioceses to establish procedures for arbitration in case these are needed to settle disputes.
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They also establish working and administrative procedures and policies.
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Alternatively, it may be possible, and preferable, to establish procedures to incorporate terms by reference on the telephone.
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The contract also established a grievance procedure and a salary schedule.
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In summary, there are well established , simple procedures for giving judgments credibility.
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Process is defined as the sequence of established activities or procedures used by providers in the delivery of health care.
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The 1992 law established a selection procedure for asylum seekers.
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A sinking fund establishes a procedure for the orderly retirement of a bond over the life of the issue.
follow
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The first is that there is no need to follow slavishly the whole procedure for each offence.
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It has both center and decimal-aligned columns. Follow this procedure to enter the table: 1.
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Committees are formal and follow rules of procedure .
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Even a travesty of justice must follow correct procedure .
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The outcome was uninhibited dialogue with many examples of communication failures being followed by successful repair procedures .
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People working without either psychotherapy or a regular meditation program should follow a similar procedure .
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If unavailable, follow these procedures . 2.
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Miyako Immigration was following all the official procedures , but they had every intention of letting Loi ashore.
introduce
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Finally, and supporting all these new initiatives, we have introduced improved quality control procedures .
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Mr Sloan had introduced Strathclyde procedures which she maintained had no place in Orkney.
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When that period ends on 1 March, police will introduce stringent search procedures .
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A preferred time for introducing the procedure is in the design phase of the development project.
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Instead of developing careful analytical thinking, the staff could be instructed to introduce closed didactic procedures that are heavily information-driven.
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The experiments just mentioned not only introduce a much-needed control procedure but they also extend the generality of the effect.
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It is very likely to over-react, however, and introduce formal procedures that swing the pendulum too far the other way.
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Instead, additional user procedures may be introduced , existing user procedures may be amended, or data may be altered.
perform
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Anthropometry is the most frequently performed child health screening procedure .
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I performed 39 procedures without diathermy, and contamination occurred in four.
repeat
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If it does, simply repeat the procedure until it is lying down.
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Get the students to exchange roles and repeat the procedure .
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The major challenge is to repeat the procedure with human cells.
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Then he would blow out the candle, and we would sit still for another five minutes and repeat the procedure .
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She might repeat the procedure at another specified bank in Parish and so on until the Credit was fully utilised.
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After this time, apply a second coat and repeat the drying procedure .
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He repeated the procedure twice more and laid the separate sections on the stone floor.
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Now repeat the procedure for the bottom E string.
require
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Institutionally, implementation of policy requires a public procedure .
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There is a recurrence rate of approximately 20 %, sometimes requiring repetition of the procedure .
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This requires suitable systems and procedures , and is absolutely vital at a time of considerable change.
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Transactions involving large dollar amounts and / or high risk of fraud require more sophisticated fraud-prevention procedures .
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Adding feet and inches, for example, requires a procedure different from adding metres; displaying graphics is different from displaying text.
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Any change in the reimbursement rate requires the same procedure .
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It can be controversial and I envisage that fixing zone boundaries would require a procedure of public enquiry etc.
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The accounts amount to hundreds of millions of pesos, which presidents spend however they wish without any required accounting procedures .
set
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It will set out recommended procedures for equal opportunities practice in the selection of pupils and tenants for chambers.
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Around the same time, he acted to set the procedure of constitutional reform in motion.
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Various recent legal enactments covering food safety and the environment have required the Catering Branch to set up continues review procedures .
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In most Compacts the education authority sets up a procedure for selecting schools.
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Section 0403 below sets out the procedures to be followed in determining if a client is a corporate finance client.
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Everyone at was involved in setting up the procedures under the guidance of technical manager assisted by.
use
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In the aerospace and transport industries, scientists and engineers use stoichiometric procedures to calculate fuel needs.
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The vote came after majority Nationalist Party officials said today the party would use parliamentary procedures to block implementation of the bills.
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As far as anyone knew, however, all the labs were using the same procedures .
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The company is obliged to tell you how to use its complaints procedure .
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Cut the two remaining sides using the same procedure 3 Never sand mitres after cutting.
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The data are reduced using standard procedures to produce Bouguer gravity anomalies to an overall accuracy of 1 m Gal.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Always observe the correct procedure for the use of ski-lifts.
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I want to get a new passport but I don't know the procedure .
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It is very important to follow the safety procedures laid down in the handbook.
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Parcells underwent a procedure last week to repair his knee.
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Sorry about the body search. It's just standard procedure .
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Stewards spent hours rehearsing the proper procedure for marshalling the huge crowds expected in the stadium.
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What is the procedure for opening a bank account?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alternatively, it may be possible, and preferable, to establish procedures to incorporate terms by reference on the telephone.
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Each teacher approaches a procedure in an individual way and has different areas of expertise and interest.
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If a procedure is prescribed for making the rule it must be followed, unless the procedure is directory rather than mandatory.
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It also would cover hormones and other procedures.
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Its procedures often seemed too specific to be worth the candle of locking some one up.
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Reform voting procedures that Democrats claim disenfranchised thousands of black voters last year.
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The court will not sanction the scheme if the requisite statutory procedures have not been complied with.