I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
enforce a rule/regulation
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The rules are strictly enforced.
maze of rules/regulations etc
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a maze of new laws
relax rules/regulations/controls
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Hughes believes that immigration controls should not be relaxed.
rules and regulations
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The government keeps introducing more and more rules and regulations.
safety regulations (= rules designed to make something safe )
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She was sold an electric fire that broke all the safety regulations.
strict rules/regulations/guidelines
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There are strict rules and regulations regarding conduct.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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environmental
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These orders, valid into the next century, carried few conditions when granted and would not meet current environmental regulations .
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They are historic issues that developed at a time when environmental regulations did not exist.
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For most industries, costs attributable to environmental regulations rarely exceed about 1.5 % of the total.
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But whatever the actual cost of environmental regulation may be, it is large and commands attention.
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Above all, the water companies may pass on to their customers any new costs caused by changes in environmental regulations .
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The space agency and its contractor switched supplies to comply with environmental regulations .
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The deregulatory approach under Gats also threatens universal access to public services, workers' rights, environmental regulations and public health.
federal
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The Emissions Trading Policy marks a new chapter in flexibility in administrating federal regulations .
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Now our elected representatives are learning firsthand how petty and obnoxious federal regulation can be.
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Under the federal regulations , five thousand cattle were to be bought in the whole state of Wyoming.
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Then they turn around and holler against federal regulation in the marketplace.
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Under federal deposit insurance regulations , Rapaport agreed to guarantee that the thrift met federal net worth requirements.
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The administration and enforcement of federal laws and regulations necessarily are largely in the hands of staff and civil service employees.
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The federal regulations said the Soil Conservation man had to approve the damsite.
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Under the proposed federal regulation , Texas could not give beneficiaries more than two years to find a job.
international
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It could be described as the Fordist method of international political regulation .
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Any effective international regulation of nuclear weapons is bound to entail troublesome incursions challenging prerogatives of national sovereignty.
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This process involved the establishment of international laws and regulations covering prices, currency dealings and banking systems.
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But the lack of international regulations is derided by many practitioners.
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The second influence has been the expansion of international regulation into areas which were previously not regarded as within international competence.
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An international agency could monitor compliance with international arms regulations , such as those banning the military use of chemicals and bacteria.
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That the free market fails to do this and international regulations on corporations are necessary.
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The best way in which to get agreement on those matters is through international agreement and international regulation .
statutory
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At present, the use of such systems is not covered by any statutory regulations .
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They jointly chose to ignore their employer's orders and statutory safety regulations , by testing detonators without taking shelter.
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But it is governed in some detail by statutory requirements, and so is undeniably a system of statutory regulation .
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We know of no statutory regulations or taxpayer's rights.
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Such an offence might range from a minor breach of a statutory regulation to a major crime.
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Aims were defined, certain statutory regulations laid down and five officers elected for the first three-year term.
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It is clear then, that there are flaws in relying upon solely statutory regulation or self-regulation to regulate insider abuse.
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The business of pawnbrokers, which consists in lending money upon pledges of goods, is the subject of special statutory regulation .
strict
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Fears about geriatric jets falling apart or out of the skies and stricter noise regulations force airlines to order replacements.
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He laid down a long series of strict rules and regulations regarding conduct.
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He says we have strict rules and regulations and the flying safety committee make sure they're administered.
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In response to heavy recreational use, the Forest Service issued strict new regulations a year ago.
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It has been forced to reveal itself due to strict new regulations for healthier office environments and appears quite harmless!
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This would be subject to strict regulation and only banks would have access to deposit insurance.
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Do not be misled by thinking that this is either because of strict conformity or regulations laid down.
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Existing Trees To comply with strict building regulations , a discreet garden shed was required.
stringent
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Until recently company law, with its relative freedom from stringent regulations , reflected this national belief.
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The regulations of the states may be more stringent than federal regulations.
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The state has some of the most stringent air quality regulations in the world.
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Edward Heath's Conservative government adopted stringent regulations to restrict increases in wages.
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In the latter year more stringent regulations reduced the flow, but has not ended it.
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Some conversions that were done a long time ago would not pass today's stringent building regulations .
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government
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Here the tribunal is the decision-making instrument chosen by government for the implementation of some scheme of government regulation .
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Many reasons have been advanced to justify government regulation each time a new medium has come along.
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The price of competitive development was overbuilding, which in other countries had been controlled by government regulation .
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Microeconomic systems of government regulations have to be harmonized.
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Dertouzos called for government regulation to prevent the linking of databases containing personal information without certain safeguards.
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Perhaps they will excel at struggling through the maze of government regulations and prosper in the concrete and paper jungles of commerce.
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And he warned that if companies failed to address corporate accountability the market regulation it proposed could be replaced by Government regulation.
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This can result from government regulation or from other natural barriers.
planning
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Cherwell Council is now trying to close the kennels under planning regulations .
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Businessman John Foy and his wife Sally have been told the Pounds 250,000 house must go because it flouts planning regulations .
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Businesses operate within such a framework; they must observe planning regulations and comply with employment legislation.
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But the council says it's breaking planning regulations .
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Tewkesbury Borough Council says it has a duty to uphold planning regulations .
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Externally, walls can be of rendering, timber, brick, tile hung or stone - according to taste and planning regulations .
safety
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They jointly chose to ignore their employer's orders and statutory safety regulations , by testing detonators without taking shelter.
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Under safety regulations , no jockey was allowed to ride in a race within one week of being concussed.
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Sandhogs are murdered, both directly and because safety regulations have been abandoned in the tunnel.
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Economists have long been calling for safety regulations to be subject to cost-benefit analysis.
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Most of those surveyed also said gun manufacturers should be subjected to consumer safety regulations .
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Thus they will displace those firms that finance the social security systems, and will undermine established safety regulations .
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In the developed world we need to crack down hard on workplaces that break health and safety regulations .
state
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The proposed legislation appeared to mark a stronger move towards direct state regulation of sexuality.
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Jody is not interested in hearing about loyalty or state regulations .
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Unseemly, internecine brawls, however, will be more likely to result in some form of state regulation .
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Objective: higher profits from minimal state regulation of the production and sale of drugs, except for regulation of quality.
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Political pressure for these latter proposals came from the police themselves, who now formed a strong lobby for increased state regulation .
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Accordingly, Congress simply lacks power under the Commerce Clause to displace state regulation of this kind.
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Instead, agencies find they must tread a tricky path between the competing claims of state regulation and free enterprise.
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And new state regulations restrict some of the most odious insurance practices.
■ VERB
enforce
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There were difficulties enforcing regulations at the Colombo slaughterhouse.
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It is even harder to enforce the regulations .
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The Government hopes it will help councils enforce hygiene regulations .
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They contend that the commissioner is required by law to enforce the anti-redlining regulation , regardless of personal preference.
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Shell argues that rather than introducing new requirements of dubious value, governments should enforce existing regulations to force sub-standard ships out of business.
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It should have enforced its post-1986 regulations more effectively.
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Every precaution will be taken to enforce regulations , traceability and labelling.
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The work of regulatory agencies was also undermined by budget cuts and a concerted unwillingness to enforce existing regulations .
impose
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A requirement imposed by regulations shall not apply to any follower of the Sikh religion while he is wearing a turban.
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The bureaucrats imposed rules and regulations on big business.
introduce
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By last year the crisis had reached such proportions that Southern California introduced radical new regulations to control air pollution.
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We make no apology for introducing regulations designed to ensure a fair, healthy and secure society.
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Already, in the past year, Lloyds has introduced regulations requiring actuarial certification in certain specific circumstances.
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Governments should not interfere by introducing a host of regulations , investigatory bodies, or state-run enterprises.
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Greenways will introduce revolutionary new traffic regulations , setting out what can be done, as opposed to what is prohibited.
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The government has just introduced new regulations about the tread on car tyres.
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Legislation will be introduced to reinforce the regulation of privatised utilities.
relax
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The turbo itself muffles the bike's noise enough to make it road-legal under relaxed U.S. noise regulations .
require
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Greater competition would require less regulation , but that will have to wait until after the election.
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This principle alone required institutional arrangements, regulation and supervision.
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And Britain, though liberal, accepts that markets require regulation .
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That clearly requires regulations that are different from censorship.
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Externalities requiring the regulation of safety and noise can be treated separately from competition policy.
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What is sometimes not appreciated is that privatisation of provision and finance requires extra regulation .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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All cars sold in Germany must conform to the regulations laid down by the Federal Road Safety Board.
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Anyone who takes milk from an unhealthy cow will be contravening public health regulations.
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Safety regulations affecting dangerous fluids must be scrupulously observed.
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Some reforms have been made in the regulation of childcare.
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The building regulations are very strict about the materials you can use.
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Under the new regulations, coach drivers must take a break every four hours.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But now that governments are reducing the regulations that alliances circumvented, the alliances are being undermined.
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I was doing a senior thesis in college on cable television economic law and all the regulations related thereto.
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Instead, they said businesses would be allowed to take regulators to court if they found regulations too onerous.
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Most are offshore financial centres also targeted by international watchdogs for loose banking regulation and harmful tax practices.
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Obviously the effectiveness of these proposals depends on how the government chooses to enforce the regulations.
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Paradoxically, third parties dealing with an international organisation may feel secure despite the lack of legal regulation .
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The aggregate amount paid out under these schemes may be limited to an amount specified in the regulations.
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Under the new regulations, local representatives with power to enforce presidential and parliamentary decrees would be appointed.
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a regulation nine-hole golf course