support mechanism

collocation in English

meaningsofsupportandmechanism

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support
noun
uk
/səˈpɔːt/us
/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition ofsupportandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Collaborative learning may encourage the formation of peer groups, each one providing an informalsupportmechanism.
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The judiciary was both the product of the post-revolutionary political arrangement, and asupportmechanismadjusted to its internal logic.
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These findings reaffirm the importance of the publicsupportmechanism, retraining and subsidy for employers for successful occupational incorporation of the immigrants.
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The value of such asupportmechanismis selfevident.
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An armsupportmechanismwould superimpose a range of mechanical characteristics on the user depending on the task that was being attempted.
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Furthermore, the sharing of this experience with relatives may promote thesupportmechanismthey may need to provide when the patient commences their radiotherapy.
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However, this is not to state that family is to be disregarded as asupportmechanism.
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The urethralsupportmechanismis essential for continence and is dependent on the interaction of the bladder neck, pubo-urethral ligaments, urogenital diaphragm and the muscles of the pelvic diaphragm.
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Kikkawa et al.12 have developed a product modeling system tosupportmechanismdesign that copes with two aspects of the design process, top-down design and preliminary design.
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The summit will create the 'supportmechanism', which is basically a bankruptcy mechanism.
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Fifthly, pricesupportmechanismmust be simplified and, sixthly, the price relationship between different products must be improved.
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The pricesupportmechanismis thought by farmers to be worth an additional £2 billion.
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If the common agricultural policy did not exist, we would need a national pricesupportmechanismto support our agricultural industry.
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However, such projects require asupportmechanismto ensure their continuity, provided that they meet our performance targets.
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There was no properly resourced youth service, and no properly integratedsupportmechanismbetween the school and the social services.
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I believe that a reduction in exportsupportmechanismmay well help us to fulfil our home market.
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Income support for those smaller farmers should be found from separate sources and under a separate aegis, rather than from the agricultural commoditysupportmechanism.
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At the same time, onesupportmechanismafter another is being established for the 'budgetary black sheep', once again involving taxpayers' money.
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There needs to be asupportmechanismfor those peoplewilling to take in lodgers.
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A key new policy is the financialsupportmechanism.
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