adequate compensation

collocation in English

meaningsofadequateandcompensation

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adequate
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/us
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
enough or satisfactory for a ...
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compensation
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌkɑːm.penˈseɪ.ʃən/
money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for ...
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(Definition ofadequateandcompensationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the latter case these actions involve a loss in future well-being unless accompanied byadequatecompensation in the form of investments in alternative forms of wealth.
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So long asadequatecompensationis made in the form of saving and investment it does not matter if, say, produced capital or human capital are substituted for natural assets.
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Expropriation is only possible for public utility and only when there has beenadequatecompensation and provision for the owners to appeal to a court of law.
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If, despite the precautions taken, an accident should nevertheless occur, it is important to provide swift andadequatecompensationfor the damage.
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It failed also to gainadequatecompensationwhen the project did not start on time.
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The matter should be pursued untiladequatecompensationand terms of apology have been received.
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It would ensureadequatecompensationto communities and individuals who suffer.
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It is an entirely proper principle that somebody who pollutes is required to payadequatecompensation.
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I refer to the transfer of risk: is the risk transferred ifadequatecompensationarrangements are not in place?
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That is another reason why income-related benefits will not lead toadequatecompensation.
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At any rate if the employer cannot do that, he ought to pay full andadequatecompensation.
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Would he say whetheradequatecompensationwill be paid to the victims of the very tragic circumstance of that time?
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A collective insurance scheme paid for out of the rates would ensure for the future the payment ofadequatecompensationwhen floods occur.
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In the city or in the country, the provision of fair andadequatecompensationgives the planning authorities a much truer cost of the development.
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It persisted for months on end and caused great hardship to a large number of people and noadequatecompensationwas paid.
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We have always objected to it as being any form ofadequatecompensationfor taking away property from a class of traders on whatever pretext.
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Money paid on a voluntary, or even a compulsory, basis may be noadequatecompensationat all.
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Governments have had to do this in the past with clearance areas so that people could receiveadequatecompensationto purchase new homes.
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The aim of the pensions review is to provideadequatecompensation(where it is due) to investors, at the time of the review.
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Therefore, will a back-dated payment of just £67,000 provideadequatecompensationfor families who have endured up to 40 years of financial hardship and emotional turmoil?
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