dual system
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdualandsystem
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dual
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈdʒuː.əl/us/ˈduː.əl/
with two parts, or combining ...
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system
noun
uk/ˈsɪs.təm/us/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofdualandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thedualsystemof rule was not intended to be permanent.
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This part of thedualsystemof law did produce social effects, though they were unexpected.
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Although these lines of evidence have been taken as strong support for adualsystemview, the controversy between the two theories has continued.
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Minor patterns and exceptions would have to be learnt separately by adualsystemand by the same framework in the single system model.
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The first is the question of thedualsystem.
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Thedualsystemhas never given to any religious group just what it wanted.
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The harmony was created by a considerable concession, upon a point of principle, by many people who thought that thedualsystemwas wrong.
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We support thedualsystemas much as anyone does.
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The country is well served by the presentdualsystemof county and voluntary schools.
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The proposed new single system will be more adaptable in this respect than the currentdualsystem.
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It is in effect a double anddualsystemfor dealing with prisoners who have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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The great barrier to educational progress is thedualsystem.
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That may no longer be so in the future with thedualsystemof satellite broadcasting.
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Its widely admired "dualsystem" has ensured that the great majority of its younger people enter the workforce with a proper vocational qualification.
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There is a lot of fuss made about grants to voluntary hospitals and thedualsystemof control.
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