explicit policy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexplicitandpolicy
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explicit
adjective
uk/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/us/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
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policy
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɒl.ə.si/us/ˈpɑː.lə.si/
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a ...
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(Definition ofexplicitandpolicyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Fertility is therefore often the feature that is targeted byexplicitpolicyand the demographic measure that is probably most influenced by social norms.
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Quite obviously, the different budget rules lead to very different expenditure outcomes in the absence ofexplicitpolicyagreement.
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No current politician or social planner intentionally targets 'temporal welfare', measured our way, as anexplicitpolicyobjective.
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Some of the structural barriers had been addressed and there wasexplicitpolicyintent to engage in partnership and community engagement.
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The novelty is that corporatization gives rise toexplicitpolicyconsiderations.
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Victims of the stateadministered terror were submitted to anexplicitpolicyof dehumanisation as a result of which families as well as broader social ties were destroyed.
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For each commitment there is anexplicitpolicyrationale, which has been set out in chapters 3, 4 and 5 of the document.
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The document itself calls for anexplicitpolicyto protect basic science by providing an agreed minimum level of funding.
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If not, do they believe that convergence circumstances could come about without that being theirexplicitpolicy?
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What are we to make of the trust which had anexplicitpolicyof not issuing pressure relieving mattresses until bed sores had developed?
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It is not acceptable to say that we should backdate it, at huge cost to the taxpayer, with no gain in theexplicitpolicy.
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Littlewoods has anexplicitpolicyof maintaining employment rather than making ever-higher capital investments.
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Governments can choose from theseexplicitpolicyoptions those that best suit their countries levels of development and respective policy objectives.
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Prior to that it appears there was noexplicitpolicyof destruction, but most material had been destroyed because of lack of storage facilities.
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Moreover, individual or social pressures plus fears of litigations are factors that influence in a society that ignores the value of explicit policies.
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In others, there is anexplicitpolicyor strategy adopted by governments and systems to plan for adequate numbers, distribution and quality of health workers to meet health care goals.
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The ruling clarified the distinction between "de jure" and "de facto" segregation, confirming that segregation was allowed if it was not considered anexplicitpolicyof the school district.
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It does not takeexplicitpolicypositions.
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Some cantons have explicit policies concerning the whole scope of health issues that describe their goals and priorities and serve as the basis for health planning and financing.
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Lurkers learn more about the individuals in the group, the dialogue styles, and the implicit norms and explicit policies.
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