lead agency

collocation in English

meaningsofleadandagency

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lead
adjective[before noun]
uk
/liːd/us
/liːd/
used to describe the main performer or part in ...
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agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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(Definition ofleadandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most areas will have aleadagencydefined and a management algorithm.
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Local authority social services departments became theleadagency, resulting in a fundamental change in the traditional role of social workers to that of resource managers.
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That would avoid the local authorities having thatleadagencyfunction.
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The council is theleadagencyfor commissioning residential care provision.
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Thirdly, we welcome the appointment of the local authority as theleadagencyfor community care.
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Will it be theleadagencyor will we see the office of co-ordination of humanitarian affairs play a more active role?
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Theleadagencyneeds to be at community level.
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I said that it appeared to be the obviousleadagencybecause of its very name.
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Theleadagencyon the site is building 60 incubator units to foster new and high-technology businesses.
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We must determine who should be theleadagencyand how to encourage teamwork.
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There must be aleadagency; in other words, people who are intimidated need to know where they should go as their first port of call.
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It not only is theleadagencyfor domestic enforcement of federal drug laws but has sole responsibility for co-ordinating and conducting crucial drug investigations abroad.
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Theleadagencyis responsible for ensuring arrangements and plans are in place prior to incidents where they will have the lead.
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Capablue were theleadagencyon the project - responsible for the project management, requirements specification, product development.
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Theleadagencywould be responsible for negotiating and overseeing mitigation agreements.
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It is membership-based, with members acting through oneleadagencyon inter-country decisions.
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All agencies in a wage area pay their hourly wage employees according to the wage schedules developed by theleadagency.
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In 1989, the state became theleadagencyfor the investigation.
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Eachleadagencyfor these special functions appoints a senior official to serve as a functional coordinator for the federal government.
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Theleadagencytasks and coordinates support agencies resources and actions.
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