middle tier

collocation in English

meaningsofmiddleandtier

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middle
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmɪd.əl/us
/ˈmɪd.əl/
in a ...
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tier
noun[C]
uk
/tɪər/us
/tɪr/
one of several layers ...
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(Definition ofmiddleandtierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Depending on whether messages are conflicting or uniform, either themiddletierof sophisticates or the most sophisticated may be most likely to change survey responses.
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Responsibility lies with the countries, themiddletierin the public sector in all three countries.
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Thatmiddletieris important because it is where ideas can be developed into useful products.
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It is about removing a wholemiddletierof government.
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The golden shares scheme seeks to create amiddletierof housing.
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They, as it were, pass through themiddletieron their way to the higher echelons.
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Of the representations received, a proportion referred to themiddletiercourt but the exact figure is not yet known.
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Amiddletierof supply management confederations, run locally by healthcare trusts, will improve performance of their non-pay spend.
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I am not persuaded, therefore that we must recreate amiddletierauthority to do this sort of work.
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I submit that the acceptance of the idea of one college to provide themiddletierof education was implicit in the setting up of the working party.
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The reason for disposing of thismiddletierof government is simply that it has not worked.
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We want to see open and intelligible costings, especially in connection with the establishment of themiddletier.
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Newer ideas include science parks and technology transfer in an attempt to provide amiddletierbetween universities and industry.
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Themiddletieris an unsatisfactory fall-back reserve scheme for the drop-out occupations—chiefly those which tend to provide no stable employment, with a scale of benefit fixed far too low.
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The idea seems to be to fatten up themiddletierat the expense of the top tier.
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The matters of the unified criminal court and themiddletierinvolving a district judge and two magistrates are difficult.
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This country needs to develop a broader infrastructure, something between universities and industry, or amiddletierfed by universities and polytechnics and drawn from by industry.
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