drafting legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofconscriptandlegislation

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conscript
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.skript/us
/ˈkɑːn.skript/
a person who has been forced to serve in an army or in one of a country's ...
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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 ofconscriptandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, that does not stop me making the point thatdraftinglegislationin such a manner is to be deprecated.
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Finally, can he tell us what stage has been reached indraftinglegislationto outlaw the buying and selling of kidneys in private hospitals?
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This is, to say the least, a careless way ofdraftinglegislation.
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It is extraordinary that we should bedraftinglegislationwhich provides that there is a point beyond which it is considered impracticable to take action.
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This is a most undignified way ofdraftinglegislation.
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I am afraid that, indraftinglegislation, we shall not support the principle of freedom of speech but shall make it that much more restrictive.
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That is not a satisfactory answer when it comes todraftinglegislation.
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I have had at least as much experience ofdraftinglegislationas he has.
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It needs to be widely understood that this way ofdraftinglegislationhas become common form only in comparatively recent times.
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We will probably not begindraftinglegislationfor any country until the summer, when the process of discussion will have advanced considerably.
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It will then pay particular attention to the views of consumers whendraftinglegislation.
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How much longer will we go ondraftinglegislationthat is divorced from reality?
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We will also bedraftinglegislationto ban tobacco advertising.
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Why do we have parliamentary counsel, if not to advise ondraftinglegislation?
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I have no reason to believe that there will be any difficulty indraftinglegislationduring this year.
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This case is a very good illustration of how, with the best will in the world, loopholes can emerge and difficulties arise whendraftinglegislation.
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Surely it is not a question ofdraftinglegislationin this country.
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Consultations mean informing people, discussing proposals with them and listening to them and thendraftinglegislation.
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But that might well be a reasonable approach for thosedraftinglegislation.
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Clarity indraftinglegislationin relation to private events is not easily achievable.
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