protection agency

collocation in English

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protection
noun[U]
uk
/prəˈtek.ʃən/us
/prəˈtek.ʃən/
the act of protecting or state of ...
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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 ofprotectionandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All adolescents were randomly selected from the open caseload of a local childprotectionagencythat services a primarily urban county.
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All adolescents were randomly selected from the open caseload of a childprotectionagencythat services a primarily urban county.
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The state, or dominantprotectionagency, is a voluntar y organization whose function is simply to relieve individuals of the burdens of self-enforcement of their rights.
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We are not prepared to say whether that should go to an environmentalprotectionagency, although there is a good case for that.
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Clearly a dataprotectionagencywould be much more able to operate that a single registrar with a small staff of about 20.
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A union is aprotectionagencyfor health and safety at work.
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There is some discussion about the need for a common environmentalprotectionagency.
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I turn now to deal with the environmentalprotectionagency.
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First, why not set up for the first time in our history an environmentalprotectionagencywith real teeth?
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Or does he follow the precedent of finding the maximum economic value to be derived from information or research obtained by the environmentprotectionagency?
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Indeed, that applies to almost every service which the environmentprotectionagencymust co-ordinate.
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It seems to me that this is a defence of the future environmentprotectionagency.
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The environmentalprotectionagencyis currently preparing legislation to cover recreational in-board and stern drive engines.
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An environmentalprotectionagencyresponsible for enforcement is therefore desperately needed.
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We are also awaiting the draft legislation for the environmentalprotectionagency.
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I particularly welcome the decision to set up an environmentprotectionagency.
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Effectively, this places restrictions on the gamekeeper, and we do not want a toothless environmentalprotectionagency.
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If we are to have a genuine environmentalprotectionagency, it must be properly equipped and financed, not starved of equipment and finance.
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We want to ensure that there is a full opportunity for consultation on the proposal to set up an environmentalprotectionagency.
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Our amendment deals with setting up an environmentalprotectionagency.
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