independent oversight

collocation in English

meaningsofindependentandoversight

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independent
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, ...
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oversight
noun
uk
/ˈəʊ.və.saɪt/us
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.saɪt/
a mistake made because of a failure to ...
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(Definition ofindependentandoversightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindependent oversight

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Throughout the reform cycle public disquiet was unabated as a consequence of a series of incidents which lent considerable weight to calls forindependentoversightof complaints.
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I would stress the need for means ofindependentoversightto be established.
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The trend toindependentoversightof such developments has been seen in relation to, for example, national statistics.
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Such disclosure would be subject to legal and procedural safeguards andindependentoversight.
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It provides a clearindependentoversightmechanism which never existed previously.
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Therefore, the charge that we do not acceptindependentoversightof accountancy standards cannot be sustained.
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There is no provision for a parliamentary check; there is noindependentoversightor supervision of any kind.
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It provided an element ofindependentoversightof what are bound to be very difficult and emotive decisions.
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On all these issues,independentoversightwould be a tremendous force for good.
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Such a right of appeal provided an element ofindependentoversightof what are bound to be very difficult and often emotive decisions.
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Clause 9 would remove that residual supervisory jurisdiction of the courts over the lawfulness of certain ministerial decisions, thereby removing anyindependentoversight.
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We are concerned with the proposed removal of theindependentoversightof the first-tier decision-making process.
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There will be further debate and consultation on the project as it develops, and adequateindependentoversightfrom the start.
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The accounts will be scrutinised, undertaken to professional standards and subject toindependentoversight.
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But currently there is noindependentoversight, which is perhaps a weakness in the structure.
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But it is important to ensure that he will be able to play a valuable part in theindependentoversightof the insurance industry.
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It should be a genuineindependentoversightbody with a small staff working on a continuous but part-time basis.
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It should have provided supervision by a body that would responsibly discharge, at least to some extent,independentoversight.
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A recommendation for greater public scrutiny of the audit monitoring process is picked up by the professional bodies' current work on proposals for the creation of anindependentoversightbody.
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New clause 2 proposes the setting up of anindependentoversightreview committee.
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