new legislation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnewandlegislation
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new
adjective
uk/njuː/us/nuː/
recently created or having started to ...
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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 ofnewandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The implementation of thenewlegislationhit labouring families hard.
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Integration and comprehensive coherence ofnewlegislationare essential.
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By 1845, a series of judicial decisions had exacerbated a crisis of financing in metropolitan sewers' work, andnewlegislationwas urgently required.
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What is it about focusing events, tragedies, and crises that induces politicians to consider and passnewlegislation?
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This led to calls fornewlegislationthat would impose more effective limits on union political activities.
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The cabinet's statement was thatnewlegislationwas not necessary.
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Shortly after taking power, the government announcednewlegislationto ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship.
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A probable outcome of this investigation is anewlegislationon the prevention of malpractice and medical accidents.
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Thenewlegislationplaces on each public authority (with only limited exceptions) a statutory duty to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination and promote equality of opportunity.
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In late 1980s this figure started to decrease slowly, primarily due tonewlegislationthat allowed women maternity leave of up to 3 years.
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However, during the period 1936-1960 the nature of contracts changed markedly in the fish-canning sector as a consequence ofnewlegislation.
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Thenewlegislationwas conceived as a political compromise to appease two strongly opposed forces: reformists and the old guard.
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Thenewlegislationwas influenced by the ideology of leading philanthropic organisations.
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Indeed, thenewlegislationin 1946 sought to establish a single union within the industry.
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Thenewlegislationwas only to apply to the particular areas which might be notified (article 1).
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Thenewlegislationis clearly inconsistent and is basically discriminating against musicians.
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They were deluged by thenewlegislationbeing broadcast to the provinces, much of it impossible to apply in practice.
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Ifnewlegislationcan be passed, then all attempts at insulating are useless.
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The difficulty of securing the coalition needed to passnewlegislationmeans that legislation is likely to stay in place once it has been enacted.
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This necessitatednewlegislationwhen a slump returned, but allowed authorities to determine precisely if and when particular petitioners deserved protection.
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