universal access
collocation in Englishmeaningsofuniversalandaccess
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universal
adjective
uk/ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.səl/us/ˌjuː.nəˈvɝː.səl/
existing everywhere or ...
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access
noun[U]
uk/ˈæk.ses/us/ˈæk.ses/
the method or possibility of getting near to a place ...
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(Definition ofuniversalandaccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofuniversal access
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It was there that the question ofuniversalaccesswould finally be brought to center stage.
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This economic analysis was performed from the perspective of the government as payer in auniversalaccesshealthcare system.
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Here the deliberate use of this rhetoric frames this proposal foruniversalaccessin business terms.
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The goal ofuniversalaccessto basic and specialty services pulls against the goal of affordability.
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The first and most important general observation is that the population of the 16 countries described enjoys essentiallyuniversalaccessto healthcare services.
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Lower prices would, in turn, facilitateuniversalaccessto life-saving resources and services.
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Their technology appears more standardized, with moreuniversalaccessto such critical resources as heat-resistant clays.
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For example,universalaccessto safe water is a goal that all must accept, but the distance to this goal varies enormously in developing countries.
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But as care advances beyond simple, routine procedures the difference betweenuniversalaccessand equal access can be profound.
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Nevertheless, significant parts of the population express satisfaction with the system and the promise ofuniversalaccessto healthcare.
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In policy terms it will mean campaigning for universal health coverage, and foruniversalaccessto parental leave and child care.
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In health care, public inpatient and outpatient services were greatly expanded, and this brought aboutuniversalaccessto low-cost health care on a non-contributory, non-means-tested basis.
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Universalaccessto information is good because it promotes autonomy.
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Paracelsus substituted an alternative construction of magic that offered the prospect of moreuniversalaccessto knowledge.
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Universalaccessis one of the tenets of industrial modernism and the 1960s and 1970s were a time of optimism for the new computer revolution.
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On issues such as information technology, there is the principle known asuniversalaccess.
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This commitment touniversalaccessfor urban and rural areas must be intrinsically included in policies pursued by various telecom regulators operating in the marketplace.
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According to our proposal, future remodelling will be possible for objective and transparent reasons of public interest, particularly in relation touniversalaccess.
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This measure is important for guaranteeinguniversalaccessto rail transport.
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It is therefore essential to spread awareness of the danger and provideuniversalaccessto professional mammogram testing.
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