national commission

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandcommission

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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commission
noun
uk
/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/us
/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the ...
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(Definition ofnationalandcommissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Report of thenationalcommissionfor examining the status of teachers and the teaching profession (1979).
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Today we are considering a national basis of criteria that will govern anationalcommissionlooking at local authorities.
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The first is anationalcommission—a sort of fairness commission on statistics.
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A number of questions were asked about the change from the original intention of eight regional commissions to onenationalcommission.
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It would not be appropriate for it to be regulated by anationalcommission, whose main concern lies with larger organisations and businesses.
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All these things should be considered and this could be well done by anationalcommission.
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There are apparently about 250 bodies scholastic, scientific and cultural, represented on ournationalcommission.
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Anationalcommissionwill not mean instant equal standards.
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We are at present considering how thenationalcommissionfor care standards could enforce such a scheme.
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Earlier this year, we also held the women'snationalcommissionregional conference.
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Thenationalcommissionthat he is proposing would in no way be as powerful or as enduring as both those important offices.
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The value-for-money study process starts with a central study on a particular topic resulting in anationalcommissionreport and an audit guide.
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I turn to thenationalcommissionfor care standards.
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Anationalcommissionis unlikely to identify anybody.
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I turn to a second aspect of the decision to move from eight regional areas to onenationalcommission.
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But as we have decided to have anationalcommission, that is no longer the case.
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It is a matter of having uniform standards, and therefore anationalcommissionis required.
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But as we have too much variety rather than too little, anationalcommissionis the right way forward.
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We want thenationalcommissioninvolved in those issues too.
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That is a key part of the proposals contained in our document relating to the establishment of anationalcommission.
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