extensive system

collocation in English

meaningsofextensiveandsystem

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extensive
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/us
/ɪkˈsten.sɪv/
covering a large area; having a ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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This amount of money is out of most people's reach, and anextensivesystemof import licence sharing has therefore emerged.
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The system of regulation over farmers was based upon anextensivesystemof information-gathering, as it was in the merchants' case.
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There is no index, but anextensivesystemof cross-references.
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If the answer is yes, then the opportunities for introducing anextensivesystemof funded pensions are likely to be very limited.
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Anextensivesystemof linked characteristics would be a strong possibility.
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Clearly, the government either did not recognise or could not realise strong mutuality gains from stakeholder involvement, despite the creation of anextensivesystemof network governance.
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Because insurance enrolment is based on occupation and not choice, there is no competition between insurance plans, and there is anextensivesystemof insurer subsidization by the government.
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Britain'sextensivesystemof housing benefits, which meet substantial proportions of the rents and council tax liabilities of lower income households, is another consideration.
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Atta colonies use anextensivesystemof foraging trails to harvest large amounts of leaf material for the growth of their fungus.
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We have not developed anextensivesystemof tolled motorways like some of our continental colleagues.
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That is one of the reasons why in my view anextensivesystemof standard fees would be a considerable improvement.
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I am also convinced that good supervision and after-care are absolutely essential if we are to have anextensivesystemof releases on parole.
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The drug industry is engaged in anextensivesystemof sales promotion amongst the doctors.
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One also had a veryextensivesystemof controls which we never got rid of.
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For some years we have had anextensivesystemof industrial training boards.
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We have developed anextensivesystemof internal training; there are 78 training centres covering all sides of staff training.
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We have introduced anextensivesystemof community charge benefit which will give help precisely where it is most needed.
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This year there will be a moreextensivesystemof signposting of alternative routes than formerly and additional traffic police will be made available.
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We have anextensivesystemof those benefits in this country now.
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There is then theextensivesystemof sentencing manual and clerical workers who are late or lazy.
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