referral agencies

collocation in English

meaningsofreferralandagency

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referral
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈfɜː.rəl/us
/rɪˈfɝː.əl/
the act of directing someone to a different place or person for information, help, or action, often to a person or group with more knowledge ...
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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 ofreferralandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Fifthly, we must ensure that police officers know about all the other referral agencies that are available to help victims of domestic violence.
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There has been a black list of advice bureaux, thus eliminating the unscrupulous referral agencies.
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If they are not in touch with the referral agencies, they are unlikely to be included in the domiciliary family planning programme.
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I turn to the referral agencies and the advisory bureaux.
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There has been an attack on the referral agencies and charities.
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These young people will be identified both by referral agencies and by targeting areas of geographical disadvantage.
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If that is the case, does she not agree that that is why one cannot have objective counselling from referral agencies which are linked to these clinics?
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Surely, if these referral agencies are financially linked with the clinics, doctors in these clinics are sailing pretty close to the wind with advertising of this kind.
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Assurances have also been sought from all approved nursing homes about financial arrangements with referral agencies.
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The practical application of either of these amendments would be to deny the use of the blacklisting referral agencies—about which we have heard so much in recent months—by prospective employers.
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