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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
adopt/introduce a measure (=start using a particular way of dealing with a problem)
▪ The countries agreed to adopt measures to reduce pollution.
impose/introduce a quota (=officially start it)
▪ In 1993 the European Union imposed quotas on banana imports.
introduce a change
▪ A number of changes were introduced to the curriculum.
introduce a concept
▪ The first year of the course introduces the basic concepts of management.
introduce a law
▪ In 1989, a new law was introduced to protect the Polish language.
introduce a system (=start to use it)
▪ The government has introduced a system of student loans.
introduce an act
▪ In 1961, before the Divorce Law Reform Act was introduced, the divorce rate was only 2.1%.
introduce reforms
▪ They increased pressure on the government to introduce political reforms.
introduce restrictions
▪ Nine other states now plan to introduce similar restrictions.
introduce/bring in legislation
▪ The government will introduce legislation to force brewers to list the ingredients in their beers.
introduce/impose a charge
▪ The government introduced a charge for water.
introduce/launch a scheme
▪ The scheme was launched last autumn by the company’s education officer.
propose/introduce/put forward a resolution
▪ The resolution was proposed by the chairman of the committee.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bill
▪ A Bill will be introduced to replace private legislation as the means for authorising transport development schemes.
▪ The Senate bill, introduced by Sen.
▪ The purpose of the Bill is to introduce the concept of traffic calming into statute.
▪ But a bill was introduced in the California Legislature last month would make it illegal.
▪ Ministers agreed, and a Bill was duly introduced in the House of Lords.
▪ And a bill introduced Tuesday by Sen.
▪ That is the background of neglect against which we must realise that the Bill is being introduced.
change
▪ For the new system to be introduced properly involves a change of constitution and a further vote.
▪ Dorothy set such a goal at a workshop designed to introduce both performance and change.
▪ Ironically enough it was Helsinki which introduced the change.
▪ Q.. Our manager asks for our suggestions before introducing changes, but then he ignores them.
▪ Management had to introduce radical changes rapidly.
▪ TransAction introduces important procedural changes for the home-moving consumer.
▪ Powergen say the cost of introducing the changes is too high.
concept
▪ The purpose of the Bill is to introduce the concept of traffic calming into statute.
▪ Soldo and his co-developer, librarian Richard Schiff, visited many state medical boards to introduce the concept.
▪ What is the point of introducing the concept of imaginary time?
▪ Last year he successfully introduced the concept of market segmentation into a major corporate division.
▪ We have already introduced the concept of the manipulation of antecedents and consequences.
▪ This brief discussion of political subculture serves only to introduce the concept.
▪ Repetitive exercises to introduce the concept of evidence without consultation with primary colleagues is at the least unimaginative.
▪ It is for this reason that we find concepts of such value and that I introduce here the concept of despair.
element
▪ Yoshitaka introduced new elements to the art, until gradually the art lost some of its distinctive Okinawan features.
▪ Then, just prior to that critical point, introduce the aversion relief element.
▪ Therefore, in some way, often very subtle, these designs all introduce some element other than plan black-on-white writing.
▪ Quantum mechanics therefore introduces an unavoidable element of unpredictability or randomness into science.
▪ In the air, they introduced an element of beauty and grace.
▪ Such racing is not good because it introduces an unpredictable element and is avoided in real system.
▪ Consideration of these sites, whether they were burgi or not, introduces another element into the discussion of fortified small towns.
▪ It is this act which introduces the probabilistic element, the jarring discontinuity in the system's experience.
government
▪ It is against that background that the Government are introducing the Bill.
▪ But the government will introduce better disclosure standards in April.
▪ At the same time, the Government introduced new student support arrangements.
▪ In four years and eight months, the current Government have introduced 35.
▪ The government has already introduced tougher laws on food hygiene and now it hopes the register will help council officers enforce them.
▪ In recent years, the Government has introduced legislation which has brought fundamental changes to local government.
▪ In September the government introduced legislation in parliament banning all such activity.
▪ Hence the Poplar guardians constantly but unsuccessfully pressed the government to introduce rate equalization.
idea
▪ On the subject of the draft union treaty, Gorbachev introduced the idea of holding a referendum on it throughout the country.
▪ This first chapter also introduces the idea of the ocean as the source of life.
▪ To introduce ideas of symbolism. 4.
▪ Some puppets are simple enough for the children to improvise for themselves once the teacher has introduced the idea.
▪ Freud introduced the idea that a part of the ego is unconscious too.
▪ The learner may view the problem from a new angle and introduce fresh ideas for consideration.
▪ From time to time it is introduced when ideas can be submitted to a committee.
▪ Nevertheless, to introduce the idea of the social cost of monopoly power it is convenient to ignore economies of scale altogether.
law
▪ In 1854, appeals were introduced on matters of law and lawyers were allowed to practise in these courts.
▪ It tried to introduce laws against the trades unions.
▪ The first of these incidents occurred with the attempt to introduce a law on adoption.
▪ González is seeking to introduce laws limiting the right to strike in key public sectors.
▪ The government has already introduced tougher laws on food hygiene and now it hopes the register will help council officers enforce them.
▪ He did not create a level economic playing field or introduce the rule of law, as the West understands those terms.
▪ The caretaker government had earlier introduced new laws increasing the penalties for election offences.
legislation
▪ A Bill will be introduced to replace private legislation as the means for authorising transport development schemes.
▪ The hospitals are the ones that introduced this legislation, and they are perfectly happy with the review process.
▪ We intend to introduce legislation to implement all of them.
▪ The recommendations now move to the congressional intelligence committees, which are expected to introduce legislation incorporating the recommendations.
▪ The man responsible for introducing the fateful legislation was none other than Lionel Curtis.
▪ John Glenn, D-Ohio, intends to introduce legislation that would prohibit ships from discharging organism-laced ballast water in estuaries.
▪ Queensland has introduced legislation to control land clearing.
▪ Miller and Schumer originally had introduced legislation to terminate the sugar program this year.
measure
▪ However, the Maastricht amendments have introduced measures in the sphere of tourism into the Community's express objectives.
▪ Some introduced measures in Congress to prevent Washington from helping move the peace process forward.
▪ Severn Trent has already introduced temporary measures at the site which will help improve the situation.
▪ Stan Barnes, who introduced the measure in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
▪ Why does the Labour party want others to introduce those measures?
▪ A tough and wide-ranging conservation programme was introduced as an anti-famine measure.
▪ They could be slashed by up to one hundred pounds a year if you introduce some simple energy-saving measures.
plan
▪ The plan would introduce a single class of bearer shares, abolishing the distinction between registered and bearer shares.
▪ There are plans to introduce Cyclops instruments throughout the country.
▪ Rubsamen, founder of Aradigm Corp. in Hayward, plans to introduce AERx in the coming months.
▪ An Individual Transition plan is now being introduced to follow this.
▪ The first administration bill was the special revenue sharing plan, introduced in 1971 and then substantially modified by Congress.
▪ His plans to introduce income tax self-assessment and to reduce the audit burden were welcomed last night by small business organisations.
▪ Despite the plans to introduce a multiparty system, government sources confirmed that new parties would remain banned until further notice.
policy
▪ An attempt was made to introduce a non-fraternisation policy, but with limited success.
▪ For example, he introduced governmental policies that undercut traditional Confucian values.
▪ A cornerstone of its manifesto in 1979 was to introduce policies which would release the wealth-generating powers of the free-market system.
▪ Stoddard have also introduced a policy of using recycled paper whenever possible for their administrative and stationery requirements.
▪ Or he could introduce an exchange rate policy to ease the plight of manufacturing companies.
▪ The organisation has set 2000 as the target for tropical timber producers to introduce sustainable policies.
product
▪ We will introduce new product labels, showing information such as energy consumption during use and the environmental impact of the production process.
▪ Gillette has managed to grow by continually introducing new products and successfully persuading consumers to switch to its more expensive premium products.
▪ Circle 140 Roth Scientific introduced two new products for automated, quantitative sample preparation.
▪ Lately, the Northern California-based family-run company has introduced other dairy products to Southern California stores.
▪ Thus, firms entering overseas markets must bear this in mind when introducing new products or services.
▪ But Mr Ringler says management plans to expand the remaining businesses by capitalizing on current industry trends and introducing new products.
reform
▪ Though we have introduced reforms, disorder disturbs several areas.
▪ This study examines these contrasts in detail, at a period when the Stock Exchange in London is introducing great reforms.
▪ A number of members of Congress have begun talking about Social Security and introducing reform legislation.
▪ We have also introduced a reform which will give people more choice as to who represents them legally in court.
▪ Theoretically the government had greater leeway to introduce reforms to improve their conditions and increase their productivity.
▪ In a speech on March 30 Hammadi pledged that his government would introduce major democratic reforms.
▪ Less positively on property, the Chancellor introduced further reforms to capital gains tax.
scheme
▪ In April 1982 Cambridgeshire introduced a four-year pilot scheme that involved seven volunteer schools: six secondary, one primary.
▪ He went on to say he would introduce a scheme for voluntary union membership as soon as possible.
▪ Mr MacGregor said that he would delay introducing the scheme because of the demands made on teachers by other educational reforms.
▪ He introduced a scheme in a firm which he was a director.
▪ In the meantime, he suggested local authorities and individual schools might introduce their own schemes.
▪ But from 11 October personal pension schemes may introduce facilities allowing scheme members to direct how funds are to be invested.
▪ As part of Estate Action we will introduce a new pilot scheme to promote homesteading.
▪ Labour-controlled authorities have been introducing imaginative schemes for tenant involvement for years.
service
▪ Fellow car giant Nissan is co-operating with Ford, and will also use luxury cars to introduce the services.
▪ In the early 1980s, the Times-Mirror Company introduced teletext services, called Gateway, with much fanfare.
▪ New working practices would be introduced once passenger services were privatised which would be more flexible.
▪ A charge of £15 to £20 per hour should be introduced for this service.
▪ Aston Martin Lagonda is introducing a service and restoration programme which means its cars should live longer than their owners.
▪ Thus, firms entering overseas markets must bear this in mind when introducing new products or services.
▪ And in the London area, we have introduced an information service to provide employees with advice on childcare options.
system
▪ Surely we should treat the entire country fairly when introducing a local taxation system.
▪ It was Edison who designed and introduced the electrical distribution system for incandescent lighting by direct current.
▪ He also introduced the Marlborough stipend system - but, unprecedently, for untried artists.
▪ Rousseau introduced a new moral system, which was in essence a reiteration of ideas already set forth by Shaftesbury and Pope.
▪ She even introduced a filing system a couple of years back.
▪ But the rebels introduced an equitable tax system and an agrarian reform program, distributing land to poor villagers.
▪ The earlier that users were involved in systems design, the greater the opportunity to introduce systems in a flexible manner.
tax
▪ The lack of accountability was the reason which drove the Government to introduce the poll tax.
▪ A substantial tax on marriage has been introduced into our tax code for many couples. 5.
▪ For he went on to introduce new taxes.
▪ The majority Nationalists introduced an alternative tax bill Tuesday to block the opposition bill.
▪ We have introduced new tax incentives for savings.
▪ But the rebels introduced an equitable tax system and an agrarian reform program, distributing land to poor villagers.
▪ There would be no reason to have introduced the poll tax and no reason for another arbitrary and unfair property tax.
▪ His plans to introduce income tax self-assessment and to reduce the audit burden were welcomed last night by small business organisations.
technology
▪ The primary reason for introducing new technology such as robots is to reduce costs and improve product quality.
▪ Rockport is a pioneer in trying to introduce athleticshoe technology into dress shoes.
▪ But its games-oriented appeal will introduce basic interactive technology into thousands of homes.
▪ Although the industry is rapidly introducing advanced digital communication technologies, the telephone network continues to be dependent on analog transmission.
▪ First the motivations of managers in introducing new technology would be simply economic - to increase efficiency, productivity and so on.
▪ With modest resources, the Agriculture Department is introducing the new technologies to growers in a handful of pilot projects nationwide.
▪ It will also introduce a new technology platform for Abbey.
▪ Attempts to introduce new cooking-energy technologies will have to be far more systematic.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ And now here is Harvey Wolfsheim to introduce the show.
▪ Einstein introduced his theory of relativity in 1915, in a scientific paper.
▪ I don't think we've been introduced yet.
▪ Nearly 60 notebook computer models were introduced in 1991.
▪ Oh, Bob, let me introduce Rosie Webb, our new marketing manager.
▪ Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm John Fetty, the head of business development.
▪ She introduced the subject of sex without any embarrassment.
▪ Slovenia introduced its own currency shortly after independence.
▪ That's a friend of mine from college. Do you want me to introduce you to him?
▪ The bank merger introduced a period of uncertainty in the financial markets.
▪ The concert will be introduced by Richard Baker, who will describe the music we are going to hear.
▪ The first chapter introduces the terms and ideas which will be studied.
▪ The judge ruled that the evidence could not be introduced in court.
▪ Then Meredith discovered that the way to get Harriet relaxed and talking was to introduce the topic of animals.
▪ Yes, we were introduced last year at your party.