term of reference
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftermandreference
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term
noun
uk/tɜːm/us/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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reference
noun
uk/ˈref.ər.əns/us/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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(Definition oftermandreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is a very widetermofreference.
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I am concerned only with the secondtermofreference.
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He has been given thattermofreference.
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I thought that was a splendidtermofreference.
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He said that the question of changing thetermofreferencewas a matter for discussion.
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Or should perhaps deflation be atermofreferencein this case?
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I hope that the question of quality will be atermofreferencefor the inquiry.
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That, to my mind, is a very importanttermofreference.
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The thirdtermofreferencewas to make it easier for new doctors to enter practice.
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I come now to the fourthtermofreference—to stimulate group practice.
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If that was thetermofreference, it could, of course, be achieved.
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The third is a reappraisal of the economics of modernisation, in the light of the secondtermofreference.
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I return to the secondtermofreference, which is about the cost and consequences of not building affordable homes.
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My second point concerns the secondtermofreference; that is whether changes in procedure are desirable.
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We believe that the commission'stermofreferencewill achieve the objectives which the amendments have in mind.
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Itstermofreferencewere to investigate the full-scale requirements of universities and research councils in the use of computers.
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My particular disappointment is that the report does little to tackle thistermofreferencethat was set down for it.
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I should not suggest putting that personally as atermofreference, but obviously they will have a right to consider anything which is causing unrest.
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The best solution, given the employees' commitment, a similar commitment from the employers and adequatetermofreference, is to set up a committee of inquiry now.
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Could this council, with the monitoring of innovation as its first priority, reform just some of the more outrageous of our spelling inconsistencies as its secondtermofreference?
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Whether they will find it necessary to look at the question of merit awards in order fully to discharge theirtermofreferencewill be for them to decide.
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Kannai is not an official name of the area, but the commontermofreferencehas been in use for over a century.
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Thetermofreferenceof the conflict management team will be to reduce litigation in the district and serve as first point of contact for conflicts in the communities.
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