existing mechanism

collocation in English

meaningsofexistingandmechanism

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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition ofexistingandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexisting mechanism

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There is anexistingmechanismfor publicising information about the work of tribunals.
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Will they be administrators by another name, or will they have power to override everyexistingmechanismin the service?
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Why has it chosen to invent instead a completely new mechanism which duplicates exactly anexistingmechanism?
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There is anexistingmechanismfor that trade through third party agents and trading houses.
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The adopted measures effectively complement theexistingmechanism.
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The new exchange rate mechanism will, like theexistingmechanism, be established by an intergovernmental agreement, on a voluntary basis.
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In the main they will be made to county councils and, in the case of the metropolitan counties, theexistingmechanismwill be used.
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Gold as a part of theexistingmechanismhas little to commend it except that it has been conventionally used for a long time.
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Ought we not therefore always to be looking at ways in which we can strengthen theexistingmechanism?
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It seems that the existing ombudsman is not all that busy, due, no doubt, to theexistingmechanismfor appeal.
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The blindingly obvious alternative is to say that local authorities, which have housing, could also solve that problem, so why not use theexistingmechanism?
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Theexistingmechanismhas been useless in dealing with that youngster.
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Is it realistic to use theexistingmechanismof planning law rather than the criminal law?
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But in the energy field, particularly power generation, where the investment required is very substantial, theexistingmechanismis probably not adequate.
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However, there is no evidence to suggest that theexistingmechanismdoes not manage to resolve those problems.
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At the same time, we have increased the effects of theexistingmechanismso as to continue the constraints on spending.
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As to recurrent funding, theexistingmechanismwill continue to apply, with the overall resources available being determined through the annual public expenditure settlement.
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This would have led to renewed expense to the industry in trying to maintain our disease-free status through theexistingmechanism.
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Did he say in answer to a supplementary question that only an improvement to theexistingmechanismis being considered?
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Further, most large service sector companies will have anexistingmechanismfor dealing with complaints from members of the public who feel that their statutory rights have been infringed.
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