external agency
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexternalandagency
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external
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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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 ofexternalandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofexternal agency
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Because segmentalist behavior is voluntary, noexternalagencyis necessary to enforce it.
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In other words, metaphorical bureaucratic culture is a part of internal andexternalagencydiscourse.
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Human interest thus demanded that individuals be left largely free from the intervention of anyexternalagency.
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It might, for instance, be seen as a potentially injurious transferral of control of one's body to some sort ofexternalagency.
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Is peace being maintained in the interests of someexternalagency?
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In seeking to resolve one particular issue, awards imposed by anexternalagencytend to create additional problems.
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But we do not want a quality assurance system which involves examination by anexternalagencyof every course at every institution in every year.
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There is also a danger that the newexternalagencycould detract from and harm any new democratic rights given to trade union members.
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Part of the difficulty is that they are often so beset with local disputation that it is hard for anexternalagencyto contribute constructively.
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They sometimes become frustrated, but they do not want anexternalagencyto run their housing for them.
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That principle may be prejudiced by the introduction of such anexternalagency.
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As a result, it commissioned an investigation by anexternalagencyinto its financial planning and management systems.
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It is worse because it allows anexternalagencyto come into schools and put pupils into separate categories without giving teachers a chance to assess them.
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Noexternalagencywas involved.
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External agencies and donors could do more for conservation where scientific and institutional strength are lacking.
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Clearly, the working class's exposure to external agencies such as local government and media propaganda would have had an importance in determining the public's mood.
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Examples include the presence of prompts from one or more highly valued external agencies and the involvement of strategic stakes of customers.
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In addition, if the charge experiences acceleration, as if forced into a curved trajectory by someexternalagency, it emits radiation that causes braking of its motion.
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In the administrative type there seems to be a restricted capacity for contributions to urgent health care from locally sited practitioners, managers, professionals and external agencies.
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