legislative measure
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflegislativeandmeasure
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legislative
adjective
uk/ˈledʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/us/ˈledʒ.ə.slə.t̬ɪv/
relating to laws or the making ...
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measure
noun
uk/ˈmeʒ.ər/us/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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(Definition oflegislativeandmeasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflegislative measure
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The thematic content of eachlegislativemeasurewas assessed.
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From the outset, this initiative was conceived as a means of enforcing competition law and not as alegislativemeasure.
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Nolegislativemeasurewas passed to ease the problems of first-time buyers.
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However, it is too early to be clear whether alegislativemeasurewould be the appropriate way to proceed.
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In the meantime, a simplelegislativemeasureis all that is needed to create registers at local level.
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We have a complete and correct guideline for this, i.e. alegislativemeasure.
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We have not got anylegislativemeasurebefore us.
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Of course, in its widest sense, law reform will embrace almost everylegislativemeasurethat one can think of.
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We do not believe that the time is right for alegislativemeasuresuch as that proposed.
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We do not believe the time is right for alegislativemeasuresuch as that which has been proposed.
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The time has come to look at introducing alegislativemeasureto restrict the sale and power of fireworks.
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We have not voted against a singlelegislativemeasurein the whole of the social action programme.
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We also propose that there should be alegislativemeasurecovering a reasonable tax proposal.
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So we have alegislativemeasurethat is largely anti-student and anti-teacher.
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These three significant factors appeared in a greatlegislativemeasure.
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He might have concentrated on whatlegislativemeasureshould be dropped before the next general election.
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It is not my business to urge any particularlegislativemeasure.
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I am afraid that lack of time is a very poor excuse for passing anylegislativemeasureof this sort.
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When it asks for alegislativemeasureto be taken, it is all the more accountable.
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