consideration of legislation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsiderationandlegislation
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consideration
noun
uk/kənˌsɪd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/kənˌsɪd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the act of thinking about ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofconsiderationandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The principle of timetabling is good because it enables us to have effectiveconsiderationoflegislation.
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In other words, theconsiderationoflegislationfrom the perspective of "need"will be wholly subsumed by an obsession with short-term"want".
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Futureconsiderationoflegislationon goods and services would pose some complex questions.
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Need we trouble ourselves with theconsiderationoflegislationpassed in other countries?
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We should remember that such timetables inevitably mean thatconsiderationoflegislationis rushed.
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The second myth is that somehow we earn respect from prolongedconsiderationoflegislationlate into the night.
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There will always be a method of curtailingconsiderationoflegislation, and no one can object seriously to that.
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They regard seriousconsiderationoflegislationas a waste of time.
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The discussions also help to determine the sequence ofconsiderationoflegislation.
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Unhappily, despite that, we do not appear to have improved our procedures and our general approach to theconsiderationoflegislation.
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However, none of us can be proud of the procedure that has developed and is now part of our detailedconsiderationoflegislation.
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It is exasperating and does not lead to goodconsiderationoflegislation.
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We have a good deal ofconsiderationoflegislationhere which is not wholly public mayhem.
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I speak of this at some length because it demonstrates the need for pre-legislative consultation and thoroughconsiderationoflegislationin draft before initiation of the formal legislative processes.
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Considerationoflegislationmust await their advice.
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