separate tier

collocation in English

meaningsofseparateandtier

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separate
adjective
uk
/ˈsep.ər.ət/us
/ˈsep.ɚ.ət/
existing or happening independently or in a different ...
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tier
noun[C]
uk
/tɪər/us
/tɪr/
one of several layers ...
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(Definition ofseparateandtierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The banks are far more interested in international opportunities, which creates a vacuum that could be filled by an almostseparatetierof regional banking.
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We are creating aseparatetierof government which is unique and peculiar to one-fifth of the population of these islands.
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We do not need aseparatetierfor those matters.
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Would there be aseparatetierof financial controls over and above the financial controls for the districts and boroughs?
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There is much talk of divisiveness, of the break-up of the comprehensive system, the re-introduction of aseparatetierof selective schools and so on.
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Their major functions can be perfectly well performed without a completelyseparatetierof local government.
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Some have suggested that our proposals for three joint hoards in each of the metropolitan counties are an implicit recognition of the continued existence of aseparatetierof government.
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On such a view, phonological representations consist of more than one linear sequence of segments; each linear sequence constitutes aseparatetier.
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A 1919 statute established aseparatetierof to handle court documents.
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Under our new system we shall be paying grant to the collection fund for the whole area and not to separate tiers.
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Can child care be administered in two completely separate tiers?
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There will be two separate tiers of local government, each independent in its own right.
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This is again a matter of political judgment, but there should be two separate sources of taxation for two separate tiers of local government while we continue to have those.
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Pricing is in separate tiers for voice minutes, text messages, and data, each of which is adjusted month-to-month to match actual usage.
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The town also has a high standard badminton league, with three separate tiers.
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Cable was then broken down into separate tiers and cable companies offer different packages for different geographic areas.
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