commissioned work

collocation in English

meaningsofcommissionedandwork

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commissioned
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɪʃ.ənd/us
/kəˈmɪʃ.ənd/
militaryspecialized
(of a member of the armed forces) having achieved the rank of officer by receiving a commission (= an official order) rather than by rising from the ...
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work
noun
uk
/wɜːk/us
/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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(Definition ofcommissionedandworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcommissioned work

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The contract subsequently signed defined thecommissionedworkas "made for hire", although there was no agreement to pay a share of royalties.
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Finally, it can be seen that speciallycommissionedwork, from academic researchers or management consultants, was not considered very important.
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This was acommissionedwork.
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Figures of expenditure oncommissionedworkby other grant-aided institutions could not be provided without disproportionate cost.
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The cost ofcommissionedworkon the regional highway traffic model project was £6·9 million.
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We have concluded that it should be the author who owns copyright in acommissionedwork, subject to agreement to the contrary.
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These figures represent an aggregation of annual grant-in-aids, and of receipts forcommissionedwork, at historic prices.
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Much of the finest original work that there has ever been done has beencommissionedwork.
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Applications for research topics were not invited under phase 2 of the programme, whichcommissionedworkto develop specific topics begun under phase 1.
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I think that most of them are beginning to see thatcommissionedworkwill not be brought to a university on a plate.
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It has been reversed as far ascommissionedworkis concerned; surely it should be reversed in this area as well.
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The amount ofcommissionedworkthat it has received from government departments has fallen off very badly.
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Decisions on the future programme ofcommissionedworkwill depend on the consultations we are currently holding with industry organisations.
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These measures are part of the council's planning process to keep within its projected budget following a reduction in income fromcommissionedwork.
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The concordat may encourage universities to do that, even though not formally applying it tocommissionedwork.
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Establishments have been encouraged to seek compensatory income fromcommissionedwork.
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The council took this step as part of measures to keep within its budget, given reduced income fromcommissionedwork.
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That seems to me to create a problem if thecommissionedworkhas different rights depending on whether it is copyright or design right.
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It is our view that the author should be the first owner of the copyright in acommissionedwork.
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I believe that to deprive the author of acommissionedworkof even part of his copyright, except with his express consent, is unjustified.
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