special commission
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecialandcommission
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special
adjective
uk/ˈspeʃ.əl/us/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
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commission
noun
uk/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/us/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the ...
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(Definition ofspecialandcommissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In 1989 aspecialcommissionwas appointed with the task of analyzing the problems of choices in health care.
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Aspecialcommission, chaired by the mayor, reviewed these valuations, an arrangement that offered ample scope for skulduggery.
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Is there to be a jury withspecialcommission?
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We have sent aspecialcommissionout there.
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I see no reason for setting up aspecialcommission.
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I do not consider that the appointment of aspecialcommissionis necessary or desirable.
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Nospecialcommissionhas been set up for this purpose, so we are wide-ranging.
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Yet now he says there ought to be aspecialcommission.
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He also called for aspecialcommissionto report on the problem.
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Obviously, we can consider before the nextspecialcommissionwho should attend next time.
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The fourth point concerns new member states, which, again, was a considerable issue at thespecialcommissionmeeting.
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Careful attention is being paid to safety and environmental protection in all destruction methods considered by thespecialcommission.
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Thespecialcommissionmeeting was the most significant of the four such meetings that have taken place.
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However, it was right for thespecialcommissionthat the delegation should go ahead without ministerial involvement.
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The actual terms of reference to aspecialcommissionwould obviously be a matter for careful adjustment.
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They will be made by aspecialcommission, he said.
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Aspecialcommissionwas tasked with investigating his situation.
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The regiment'sspecialcommissionrecommended him treatment at mineral waters.
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It was a judgment that we had to arrive at, given the feedback that we got from other states participating in thespecialcommission.
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We hope that thespecialcommissionwill start work as soon as possible, and we shall co-operate with it fully.
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Fifthly, several new obligations and a new work load have been given to the permanent bureau as a result of thespecialcommissionmeeting.
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I do not consider, therefore, that there is any necessity for the appointment of aspecialcommissionof inquiry into this subject.
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The company has strengthened its medical staff, and is now sending out aspecialcommissionof investigation with a scientific staff and a fully equipped laboratory.
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It is not necessary for aspecialcommissionto be appointed for occasional use when there is this degree of protection and a large measure of compensation obtainable.
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It is vital for the bureau to have sufficient funds to discharge its obligations under the convention, especially those that arose through thespecialcommissionmeeting.
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