incentive scheme

collocation in English

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incentive
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈsen.tɪv/us
/ɪnˈsen.t̬ɪv/
something that encourages a person to ...
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scheme
noun[C]
uk
/skiːm/us
/skiːm/
an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result ...
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The key feature to promote adherence, theincentivescheme, associated with achieving points and behaviour change.
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Furthermore, their export performance is related to the conditions of the foreign market and not to the presence of any exportincentivescheme.
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Changes resulting from the financialincentiveschemeinclude larger teams.
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We find that these enrolment patterns do not always follow theincentivescheme.
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The debates surrounding use of the measures as part of anincentiveschemebecame focused on the issue of longer consultations (rather than, for example, more skilful consultations).
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But the point applies with special force here, because there is noincentiveschemethat can induce myopic persons to reveal what they do not know.
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Others were of the opinion that it was as good a basis for anincentiveschemeas anything, but it remained to be seen whether it was better.
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We demonstrate that if credit is part of a much larger information-constrained (or limited-commitment)incentivescheme, then input use may very well be distorted away from the first-best.
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In 1995–96, authorities made fraud savings of £224 million and earned £28 million in extra subsidy for their work through theincentiveschemewe have introduced.
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Under the anti-fraudincentivescheme—the tenth measure—local authorities receive significant additional subsidy when they successfully tackle all types of benefit fraud—including fraud by landlords.
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The latest regional and art form breakdowns for sponsorship under my business sponsorshipincentiveschemeare set out in the table.
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This test has been the agreed basis for awarding additional subsidy payments since the anti-fraudincentiveschemewas introduced in 1993.
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The business sponsorshipincentiveschemehas been very successful in attracting sponsorship, with 2,075 sponsors and £45 million new money for the arts since 1984.
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If thatincentiveschemeis as successful as he told us it was, why cannot we adopt it all over the country?
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We should introduce a newincentiveschemenot for adding to personnel in national or local government offices but for cutting down the numbers.
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That was extended in 1990 by allowing housing associations to pay similar cash grants under the tenants'incentivescheme.
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In addition, 2,900 homes will be released for reletting by the corporation's tenantsincentivescheme.
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They have already condemned the executive-type share savings and shareincentivescheme—more's the pity!
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The first can participate in a shareincentiveschemetailored to his own efforts, whereas the executive in the subsidiary company cannot do so.
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