sensible regulation

collocation in English

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sensible
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.sə.bəl/us
/ˈsen.sə.bəl/
based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas ...
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regulation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
an official rule or the act of ...
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(Definition ofsensibleandregulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All this has been achieved on the basis ofsensibleregulation.
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Open economies also need rules - the rules of transparency,sensibleregulationand sensible supervision.
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The problem is that they make a great deal of dust in many cases and there must be somesensibleregulation.
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The proposals in clause 6 could provide the framework for asensibleregulationof the new system.
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All that is required issensibleregulationof these places.
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Whensensibleregulationis in place for bona fide traders, there must be prosecutions of fly-by-night traders.
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It is therefore a sub-sector that needs support andsensibleregulation.
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There is clearly a need for a degree ofsensibleregulation.
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We imposesensibleregulation, and it has benefits.
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That is asensibleregulationand it ought to be part of the permanent law of the land.
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Each of those initiatives demonstrates thatsensibleregulationcan give added value.
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We believe that conservation is best served bysensibleregulationand by education.
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No one can be againstsensibleregulationas such.
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Withoutsensibleregulation, the free market will be compelled to go for viewing numbers to accommodate advertisers.
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It is all very well to call for regulation here in this country but, frankly, one has to look forsensibleregulationand not overburdening regulation all around the world.
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With fair pricing throughsensibleregulationand firm controls, there are also better chances of other forms of transport that are safe and environmentally friendly being able to develop.
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Football is more than just an industry, but like many other industries, there is a need forsensibleregulationto prevent anti-competitive practices and the emergence of elitist cartels.
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There can besensibleregulation.
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This is not always asensibleregulation.
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I merely reiterate that we believe insensibleregulationwithout unnecessary restrictions, because it is the fact of imprisonment, and not dehumanisation, that is what society seeks to impose.
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