adoption procedure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofadoptionandprocedure
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adoption
noun
uk/əˈdɒp.ʃən/us/əˈdɑːp.ʃən/
the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as ...
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procedure
noun
uk/prəˈsiː.dʒər/us/prəˈsiː.dʒɚ/
a set of actions that is the official or accepted way of ...
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(Definition ofadoptionandprocedurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We believe that this may lead to irregularities in the new constitution'sadoptionprocedure.
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They are both anxious that theadoptionprocedureshall be completed within a reasonable space of time.
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One case related to the income tax commissioners—and they, too, are under this control—and the other involvedadoptionprocedureand the social security people.
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I would also congratulate you on the improvements that you have made to the original proposal for the directive, throughout theadoptionprocedure.
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I believe that what we all want, in the policy sense, is to see theadoptionprocedurefor this proposal brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
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What we are dealing with here is anadoptionprocedure.
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The initiative for starting theadoptionprocedurerests with the developers.
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There is nothing we can do legally to force them to complete theadoptionprocedure.
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That is an important safeguard for the quality and the integrity of the inter-countryadoptionprocedure.
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In addition, the monitoring of children adopted via the internationaladoptionproceduremust be carried out by the national institution with the relevant powers.
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Nevertheless, a few comments are needed in reference to both the content and theadoptionprocedure.
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The report criticises the way in which theadoptionprocedurewas carried out.
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This draft regulation is currently going through theadoptionprocedurein the institutions.
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Fourthly, they must ensure that consent is given to theadoptionprocedureand that, when the child is of a sufficient age, the child's consent is also given.
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They cannot go through theadoptionprocedureuntil entry clearance has been sorted out, and entry clearance will not be considered until the adoption application has been resolved.
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In that case there should be an "open"adoptionprocedure, creating a new legal relationship but with the minimum of legal formality—perhaps a simple registration process not involving the courts.
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I also agree that one way - a humane way - of providing some kind of future for these unfortunate children would be to speed up theadoptionprocedure.
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I now turn to theadoptionprocedure.
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The internationaladoptionprocedurealso needs to be simplified, because all too often there is too much red tape, which deters families from trying to adopt.
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