proper incentive

collocation in English

meaningsofproperandincentive

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proper
adjective
uk
/ˈprɒp.ər/
us
/ˈprɑː.pɚ/
real, satisfactory, suitable, ...
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incentive
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈsen.tɪv/
us
/ɪnˈsen.t̬ɪv/
something that encourages a person to ...
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(Definition ofproperandincentivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Then they have the opportunity of paying taxation when they spend, or of saving their money, given theproperincentive.
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That is aproperincentivefor people to do what is their responsibility and to ensure that their property is secure.
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An employment which is to give theproperincentiveshould provide suitable opportunities for increased remuneration.
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A reduction in the period of disqualification seems to me to provide aproperincentive.
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We believe it is right that the schools themselves should have aproperincentiveto look after the early retirement of teachers.
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Only then would there be aproperincentivefor our industry to compete on a level playing field in an environmentally friendly way.
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First, there is the principle of restoring proper competition and obtaining theproperincentivewhich competition gives.
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I warmly welcomeproperincentiveschemes from which small and medium-sized companies can benefit.
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Finally, does he agree that the real need is for aproperincentiveto industry to increase its support for research and development?
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An additional tax upon industry at this time will not result in aproperincentivefor the private investment of money from any other quarter.
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I am in favour of aproperincentive.
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Those figures give aproperincentiveto gear up and modernise, and we would do well to consider something similar.
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We neither collect enough money for the services that we try to provide, nor do we bring down taxation to the level where aproperincentiveis provided.
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Productivity in many smaller companies would be assisted if they received aproperincentiveto invest in increasing their productive capabilities.
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Will he offer to our beet producers aproperincentiveby which we can raise nearly half a million tons more sugar a year than we are now raising?
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One criticism we have in this connection is that there is noproperincentiveunder the levy system to encourage the substitution of machinery for men.
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If a product is not being distributed through markets then a patent can not provideproperincentivefor innovation.
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Thus, a direct regulatory structure is required in connection with these variables so that there are proper incentives to maximize retirement and pension fund accumulation.
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Conservatives continued to press the need for proper incentives for producers and workers; while the supplyside label receded from the political scene, the core concepts left a lasting rhetorical legacy.
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Basic to a good system of keeping track of relevant indicators of societal quality of research is that proper incentives are designed, setting certain indicators higher on the agenda.
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