environmental agency

collocation in English

meaningsofenvironmentalandagency

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environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The extent to which anenvironmentalagencycan effectively enforce environmental regulations frequently depends on the informal power relations among government officials and units.
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Majorities for empowering an internationalenvironmentalagencytended to be even larger than for providing it with funds.
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A dam may be approved by the water agency, only to be vetoed by theenvironmentalagencythat finds it in violation of environmental law.
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There has been much to-ing and fro-ing about theenvironmentalagency.
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Now there is talk of a newenvironmentalagencyemploying 10,000 public officials.
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When will theenvironmentalagencythat will have overall control in this area begin to function?
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Yet that is not really anenvironmentalagency.
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The newenvironmentalagencywill certainly cause upheaval and absorb much time, energy and indeed money, as has already been pointed out.
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Anenvironmentalagencyneeds to have regard to what other agencies are doing.
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We await the creation of the newenvironmentalagencywhich will have a profound effect on the whole aspect of environmental care in the country.
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The idea of anenvironmentalagencyfirst emerged during the consideration of river and estuary pollution.
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Anenvironmentalagencyshould take account not merely of land but, by definition, of people and their cultural and other needs.
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Our agenda is to make this agency a powerfulenvironmentalagency.
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He also indicated that in his view the agencies should have a different agenda; namely, to be made into a much more powerfulenvironmentalagency.
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I believe that we have created a strongerenvironmentalagencyin practice that will make more use of existing mechanisms.
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I am concerned to have anenvironmentalagencythat will fully meet the promises that we have made internationally on sustainable development.
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This could apply equally to an employer's representative or anenvironmentalagencyrepresentative.
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My noble friend also took the opportunity to make a statement about the newenvironmentalagency.
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Anyenvironmentalagencyworth its salt should have a major say and be able to take action on issues such as the dumping of either nuclear or toxic waste.
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Is it a newenvironmentalagency?
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