national database

collocation in English

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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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database
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdeɪ.tə.beɪs/us
/ˈdeɪ.t̬ə.beɪs/
a large amount of information stored in a computer system in such a way that it can be easily looked at ...
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(Definition ofnationalanddatabasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnational database

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The actual numbers were based on findings accumulated over seven years in a largenationaldatabase(20).
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In this computer age, it is theoretically easy to develop anationaldatabaseof business angels.
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Our concern is that to get effective referrals, we need anationaldatabaseof advice centres.
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Anationaldatabaseis a good idea because it would strengthen our hand in the fight against crime and disorder.
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Registration would provide anationaldatabaseon dogs which could be used to encourage spaying, worming and vaccination.
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No, principally because our resources in the area of cattle identification are already at full stretch in creating anationaldatabaseof cattle movements.
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Several possible solutions exist within the framework of anationaldatabasewith local access points.
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We have commissioned a survey which will lead to the production of anationaldatabaseof land use.
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These include anationaldatabaseof all defences and further investments in flood risk mapping.
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It would cost quite a lot of money for the parking authorities to have a centralisednationaldatabase.
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The taskforce specifically recommended the establishment of anationaldatabaseof retired officers.
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Secondly, the report recommends that the case for anationaldatabaseto improve the management of intensive care bed availability should be examined.
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Anationaldatabasehas been set up with details of base stations, to ensure that all base stations meet the international exposure guidelines.
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There is only onenationaldatabaseof this type.
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In time, anationaldatabasewill be built up.
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His on-board computer system was linked to anationaldatabasecovering all 51 states.
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No, we are not moving to anationaldatabase.
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In time anationaldatabasewill be built up which should be a great asset in the investigation of crime.
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We are examining the feasibility of establishing anationaldatabaseof badge holders, specifying precisely who is entitled to use a badge throughout the country.
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