various agencies

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meaningsofvariousandagency

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various
adjective
uk
/ˈveə.ri.əs/us
/ˈver.i.əs/
many ...
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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 ofvariousandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He came to support a new department of transport that would unify the various agencies and remove the barriers to his influence.
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Many of the recommendations were phrased in cautious bureaucratese, telling various agencies to 'continue' to do what they were doing.
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The first account recaptures the official views of the riots as they were seen by the various agencies of the state and represented in their documents.
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I shall conclude by saying that we will be very vigilant as far as the various agencies are concerned.
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I have had a printout made of the various agencies we have at the moment.
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The chief executives of various agencies should be responsible for ensuring that staff decisions are as accurate, simple and clear as possible.
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In some cases these panels have built on existing arrangements for discussions between the chief officers of the various agencies in each area.
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There was no clear transmission of responsibility when the various agencies were set up.
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Sometimes the various agencies put more effort into arguing with one another than into helping the vulnerable people whom they are there to serve.
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Therefore, we must consider how we can collaborate on working parties and projects in which the various agencies take the lead role.
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She was becoming despondent after trying to contact various agencies to solve the problem.
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Would he ensure that all the resources requested will be made available to the various agencies which are doing research on it?
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Such information that it does have has been provided by the various agencies in strict confidence.
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Very many thousands of applications are, however, dealt with in the course of the year by these various agencies.
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Let us have a little competition in this field between the various agencies designed to provide more houses.
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These changes are based on analysis and support of the various agencies.
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Preserving wildlife and allowing visitors to come to see it—albeit sometimes at a distance—has been proved by various agencies to be a strong economic force.
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I pay tribute to those in the various agencies who have worked so hard during the past years to meet the targets set.
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