tough regulation

collocation in English

meaningsoftoughandregulation

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tough
adjective
uk
/tʌf/us
/tʌf/
strong; not easily broken or ...
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regulation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
an official rule or the act of ...
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(Definition oftoughandregulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have been able to maintain this throughtoughregulationand import inspection and control.
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That is why the appropriate policy istoughregulation, not 1960s artificial control.
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It is time we imposed rent control on these people, and imposedtoughregulationon the conditions in which they make their tenants live.
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Why is there a need fortoughregulation, if the present system is working satisfactorily?
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Thetoughregulationof monopoly will benefit consumers.
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Privatisation of natural monopolies can be combined withtoughregulationto protect consumers and improve the quality of life.
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The first and most difficult, which requirestoughregulationand tough action, is organised criminal activity.
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Withouttoughregulationand tough enforcement, we shall not make the necessary progress.
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First, the government returned the timber markets to the control of state procurement companies and restored tough regulations on harvest volumes.
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One of the serious failings of the legislation is the lack of provision for proper tight and tough regulations and a competition policy.
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Should we not also accept equally tough regulations to promote greater energy efficiency in order to put downward pressure on global warming?
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First of all, we need tough regulations, which can be implemented.
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There are tough regulations governing hare coursing.
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I stress that the proposals will not make every home safe, because homes will continue to contain furniture that was bought even before the present tough regulations came into force.
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