informal mechanism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinformalandmechanism
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informal
adjective
uk/ɪnˈfɔː.məl/us/ɪnˈfɔːr.məl/
not formal ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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As he said, effectively the scheme is intended to provide a quick, cheap andinformalmechanismfor resolving disputes between authorised firms and consumers.
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Thatinformalmechanismfor clearing a book in those circumstances has been used before.
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Anybody who knows how organisations work understands that there is both a formal mechanism and a parallelinformalmechanism.
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There will always be aninformalmechanismfor gaining credit, or at least cash to spend.
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This facilitates cooperation by acting as aninformalmechanismof contract enforcement between states.
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Most of this literature demonstrates that inside small homogeneous social groups, informal mechanisms of multilateral punishment (for instance, boycott) can support cooperation.
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The millowners were beginning to observe the declining efficacy of the informal mechanisms of labour discipline and control based upon the jobber.
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This blend was formally decided by the institution but affected the didaktik triangle relations through informal mechanisms within the institutional culture.
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Fensel et al. (2002) have proposed several informal mechanisms that use metaphors from social science (opinion-forming, rumour-spreading, etc).
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We have to think about grouped authorities, joint boards, informal mechanisms and co-operation.
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What differed about insurance going into the 16th and 17th centuries was that these informal mechanisms became formalized.
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