various provisions

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various
adjective
uk
/ˈveə.ri.əs/
us
/ˈver.i.əs/
many ...
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provision
noun
uk
/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
us
/prəˈvɪʒ.ən/
the act of ...
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(Definition ofvariousandprovisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Secondly, there are the various provisions as to the product of the land.
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I do not think it necessary to go in detail through these various provisions.
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There is a great deal of uncertainty and the agricultural community needs to be certain how it stands on these various provisions.
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He ought to tell us when he proposes to bring its various provisions into effect.
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Clause 4 makes various provisions in relation to airport byelaws.
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Moreover, member states' responses could be disaggregated to the level of the various provisions of the directives.
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In the twin matters of powers and representation, pro-state forces played a major role in the drafting of the various provisions.
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Their response was to take advantage of the remoteness of the region and exploit various provisions in their own contracts and concessions.
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They do not plan to vote against it, but they intend to use their friends in another place to sabotage various provisions within it.
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Those reports go in some detail into the reasons for various provisions in the convention.
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When is it intended that the various provisions shall be brought into force?
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Clause 19 simplifies and rationalises the various provisions relating to the computation of time for electoral purposes.
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He is right to point out that it is difficult to establish the exact circumstances in which various provisions will be found wanting.
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I am not clear about the preferred legal view of the consequences of the various provisions.
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Its various provisions will produce endless opportunity for trade union disputes and disputes within unions.
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There was agreement that the various provisions for restorative justice were not as clear as they could be, were sometimes vague, and certainly required clarification.
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What has to be considered is not only the making of the various provisions in the code of practice.
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I have deliberately refrained from going into all the details of how the various provisions will be administered.
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However various provisions of the criminal law could apply and, in appropriate cases, have done so.
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They are contracts differing in their scope and extent, but contracts of considerable complication, with various provisions in them.
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