general supervision

collocation in English

meaningsofgeneralandsupervision

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general
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as ...
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supervision
noun[U]
uk
/ˌsuː.pəˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/ˌsuː.pɚˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of watching a person or activity and making certain that everything is done correctly, ...
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(Definition ofgeneralandsupervisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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My veterinary officers exercisegeneralsupervision.
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I welcome his attempts atgeneralsupervision.
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I thinkgeneralsupervisioncan be exercised without that.
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Mechanical contrivances were also under hisgeneralsupervision.
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The words "generalsupervision" may mean anything or nothing.
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That work is thegeneralsupervisionof the security services.
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The recommendation spoke of "generalsupervisionand co-ordination".
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This left two officers and the principal officer in charge free forgeneralsupervision.
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Then he asked whether the words "general responsibility" meant ageneralsupervisionor something else.
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The work is now conducted under thegeneralsupervisionof a conference of experts.
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The person principally concerned with thegeneralsupervisionof standards is, of course, the traffic commissioner.
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He is there to exercise ageneralsupervisionand to decide the larger questions.
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We shall keepgeneralsupervisionover decisions when they are arrived at by the tribunal.
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It is done to their satisfaction and under theirgeneralsupervision.
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How can they exercisegeneralsupervision, protection and control over these defectives?
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The district committee will exercise ageneralsupervisionin this matter.
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I believe that an advisory committee is not suitable for the kind ofgeneralsupervisionwhich is required.
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Internal drainage boards have powers to exercise ageneralsupervisionof all matters relating to the drainage of their districts.
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I am sure that we can trust the broadcasting authorities to havegeneralsupervisionand to set a high standard.
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The agency also has a statutory duty to exercise ageneralsupervisionover all matters relating to flood defence.
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He will work under thegeneralsupervisionof the group, whose members will also be reviewing the problem.
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Listing officers, who are not themselves chief clerks of courts, work under thegeneralsupervisionof the chief clerk.
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The selection of the jurors is left to the coroner's officer under thegeneralsupervisionof the coroner.
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The boys are not sent abroad unless there are adequate facilities for education and for theirgeneralsupervision.
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The general intention is that licensing authorities should exercise some kind ofgeneralsupervisionover the tracks.
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