central agency

collocation in English

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central
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.trəl/us
/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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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 ofcentralandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The answer lies in the inability of rival states to commit credibly to a settlement in an international system lackingcentralagency.
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This suggests that the existence of acentralagencyor ' clearing house ' is not a sufficient condition for lowering charges/costs.
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More indirectly, the existence of acentralagencytakes away the need for employers to know which funds their workers subscribe too.
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In allowances trading, all the relevant parties participate and the administration and monitoring is done through acentralagency.
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Based on the services provided, the existence of acentralagencyfor collection and record-keeping creates very different cost environments for pension companies.
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We might then get an employment bureau—acentralagency—which would be of advantage to these men.
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Computer operation is a subject on which thecentralagencycould give training because it is common to many industries.
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Thecentralagencyis now taking ratepayers' money and dictating where it will go.
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There should be acentralagencyto direct people to the type of hostel or home to which they should go.
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Next, it is argued that acentralagencysuch as we are proposing to create is liable to be bureaucratic, unfeeling and remote.
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Many of the coal distributers have their own small offices, keeping perhaps one clerk, where they could have onecentralagency.
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A national fund would not mean that every claim in every part of the country had to be assessed and judged by acentralagency.
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The first was that the taking of powers for anycentralagencyshould meet a genuine need.
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It is for this reason that many people feel that acentralagencyis necessary.
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I think that thiscentralagencyshould be the focal point.
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First, does he welcome the extension of the transferability of quotas by means of a market mechanism, whether through acentralagencyor not?
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Is there a role for acentralagencyand, if so, what should its functions be?
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The money to pay this compensation will be collected by levy on the section and administered by acentralagency.
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We need acentralagencyto encourage this development all the year round.
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The main question canvassed in the document was whether sheltered employment ought to be run by local authorities or by acentralagency.
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