established structure

collocation in English

meaningsofestablishedandstructure

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established
adjective
uk
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/us
/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/
accepted or respected because of having existed for a long period ...
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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofestablishedandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It could be that an agreement is translated into an explicit contract and enforced by anestablishedstructureof power and authority.
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But eliminating the need for drying placed these machines outside theestablishedstructureof the excise legislation.
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In the first mechanism, the agreement is translated into a contract, and is enforced by anestablishedstructureof power and authority.
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For those small areas to have their own planning powers is a grotesque interference with theestablishedstructureof planning.
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It is not a permanentlyestablishedstructureor anything of that kind.
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They contend that the advent of new technology should not alter this longestablishedstructure.
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Shi told them that the draft has gone through censorship, any modification should not exceed theestablishedstructure, and new contents were not allowed in the draft.
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In recent years however, with theestablishedstructureof the show and storylining more advanced than ever, producers are more likely to stay for longer periods.
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The issue has had a rather chequered history because it tends to threaten some of the established structures, whether local or central.
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Parties and other organisations with established structures work reasonably well in putting forward candidates and being able to mobilise supporters and distribute literature.
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Independent non-religious school graduates tend to trust established structures and institutions.
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In society, it rules radical ideas and people, as well as revolutionary events that upset established structures.
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To the band it's about creating and occupying a physical and conceptual space outside the established structures of capitalism and government.
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