existing agreement

collocation in English

meaningsofexistingandagreement

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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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agreement
noun
uk
/əˈɡriː.mənt/us
/əˈɡriː.mənt/
the situation in which people have the same opinion, or in which they approve of or ...
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(Definition ofexistingandagreementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is simply about leaving anexistingagreementin place and let's face it, the principle of trust always applies when agreements are signed.
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When the regulations have been made either party may go to the other and suggest that the regulations should be embodied in theexistingagreement.
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These contracts were only entered into because there was reasonable security that theexistingagreementwould be carried out.
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Is he saying that theexistingagreementshould be continued?
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We shall open negotiations with the tobacco industry to strengthen theexistingagreement.
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My understanding is that theexistingagreementwill be continued temporarily until the new one comes into effect.
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We are therefore talking about anexistingagreementbeing varied, rather than an agreement coming to an end and another agreement being substituted for it.
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The burden-sharing arrangements within theexistingagreementare a valuable feature of it and are the sort of thing that we wish to see continue.
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It is essential that they should he guaranteed that the redundancy payments provisions will be a continuation of theexistingagreement.
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As he said, theexistingagreementexpired yesterday, and we shall, therefore, need a new agreement.
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As soon as the long-term agreement can be worked out it will supplement and, we hope, supersede theexistingagreement.
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We have no right under anyexistingagreementto propose international supervision.
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I have said that the whole question of their remuneration is governed by anexistingagreement, and that the remuneration is revised triennially.
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They are typically when anexistingagreementrelating to pay has expired and a new one has to be negotiated.
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Theexistingagreementstates that the essence of the code is that advertisements should not seek to encourage people, particularly the young, to start smoking.
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The reason for the timing of this debate remains somewhat obscure, given that theexistingagreementlasts until 1991.
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If it was to try to disrupt theexistingagreementwith a view to enlarging it or otherwise, that would have been a crime.
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Theexistingagreementdates back 10 years and is no longer relevant to current problems.
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We cannot accept the first, third and fourth parts because we do not wish to upset theexistingagreementon comitology.
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