| 单词 | commission |
| 释义 | commission (kəmɪʃən ) Word forms: commissions , commissioning , commissioned 1. verb If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you. The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming. [VERB noun] You can commission them to paint something especially for you. [VERB noun to-infinitive] ...specially commissioned reports. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: appoint, order, contract, select Commission is also a noun. Our china can be bought off the shelf or by commission. Wilde left with a commission to write his novel -commissioned combining form in adjective ...Government-commissioned research. 2. countable noun A commission is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for. Just a few days ago, I finished a commission. 3. variable noun [oft on NOUN] Commission is a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes. If a salesperson is paid on commission, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell. The salespeople work on commission only. He also got a commission for bringing in new clients. Synonyms: fee, cut [informal], compensation, percentage 4. uncountable noun If a bank or other company charges commission, they charge a fee for providing a service, for example for exchanging money or issuing an insurance policy. [business] Travel agents charge 1 per cent commission on sterling cheques. Sellers pay a fixed commission fee. 5. countable noun [with singular or plural verb] A commission is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something. The authorities have been asked to set up a commission to investigate the murders. ...the Press Complaints Commission. Synonyms: committee, board, representatives, commissioners 6. uncountable noun The commission of a crime is the act of committing a crime. [formal] Anyone using a gun in the commission of a crime should be given an additional penalty. 7. countable noun If a member of the armed forces receives a commission, he or she becomes an officer. He accepted a commission as a naval officer. [+ as] 8. verb [usually passive] If a member of the armed forces is commissioned, he or she is made an officer. He was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Air Force. [be V-ed as n] Only commissioned officers qualify for the Military Cross. [VERB-ed] 9. out of commission phrase If something, for example a ship or a piece of equipment, is out of commission, it is broken and cannot be used until it is repaired. The operator expects the ship to be out of commission until the end of September. 10. See also High Commission Collocations: accept a commission I wouldn't accept a commission without having met the person. Times, Sunday Times He achieved the rank of warrant officer but remained determined not to accept a commission. Times, Sunday Times To accept this commission, all officers must take an oath of office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One suspects, however, that this was only a secondary reason for accepting the commission. Times, Sunday Times Accepting a commission to select the top 100 cricketers of all time was at once hard to resist and very unwise. Times, Sunday Times He has since commissioned a painting to hang in pride of place, if only to spare the lady next door. Times, Sunday Times The act of commissioning a painting, of offering a financial inducement, seems to alter the relationship between the artist and their work. Times, Sunday Times For these reasons it seemed likely that he would have commissioned the painting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was responsible not only for the building itself but also for its interior fittings and decoration and for commissioning the paintings and sculpture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This patron supposedly commissioned the painting to give himself the pleasure of hanging it in his horse stable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She continues to engage personally with each of the artists whose work she collects, by buying or commissioning a piece every year and donating it to a regional museum. Times, Sunday Times What about commissioning a piece of performance art for my husband's birthday? Times, Sunday Times A consortium, including universities from several states, commissioned the piece. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had perhaps been given or commissioned the piece to celebrate victory in a musical competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He denied he was considering any such thing until it was discovered that he had commissioned a poll to assess his chances. Times, Sunday Times It commissioned a poll that found that 74% of the public said they would oppose any drilling for shale gas under their land without permission. Times, Sunday Times The fault seems to arise between the data and the spin that was put on it by those who commissioned the poll. Times, Sunday Times I did consider it to the point of commissioning a poll and the results were every encouraging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Art historians tend to assume that anyone who could afford to commission a portrait must have been an aristocrat. Times, Sunday Times Some soul-searching following a recent divorce and a desire to mark a new beginning prompted my decision to commission a portrait. Globe and Mail He has even commissioned a portrait that hangs in the hall. Times, Sunday Times After his death, his daughters commissioned a portrait to be painted from a daguerreotype. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She commissioned a portrait of him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He pioneered the idea of surrounding a string quartet with listeners and worked to commission a series of dramatised stories to be performed with the quartet. Times, Sunday Times First, commission a series that kicks people who are in trouble and desperate; then get some talking heads to kick them some more to generate column inches. Times, Sunday Times The success of the television versions inspired the company to commission a series of film adaptations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The project stalled for several months as network executives were initially reluctant to commission the series. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bosses commissioned a series of costly projects - including 1.65million for a rock 'piazza' outside. The Sun For one of our tobacco companies to commission this study was not just a terrible mistake, it was wrong. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ministers commissioned a study that tried out eight forms of phrasing when drivers applied for new documents online. Times, Sunday Times She disparages the concept of work-life balance but omits to mention that she commissioned a study on just that subject. Times, Sunday Times The chancellor has commissioned a study into the creation of a single 'earnings tax' that will report back in time for the next budget. Times, Sunday Times Premier has commissioned a study into whether it can be done more cheaply. Times, Sunday Times Visitors can interact with the artists, view their exhibited work, as well as buy and commission art. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also commissions art (she used to work in the art world - galleries and curating were her vocabulary before retail). Times, Sunday Times Next year, we will host a festival of newly commissioned art, music and other events that will offer a dynamic expression of the current state of the arts. Times, Sunday Times Citizens decorated their villas with elaborate mosaics, commissioning art that not only bears testimony to taste but also informs us about the relationships between cultures over the centuries. Times, Sunday Times Motorbikes jostle for space in the garage while carefully chosen and commissioned art crowds the wall spaces. Times, Sunday Times The declaration, passed by a vote of 33 to 32 amid jeering from conservationist nations, will change the tone of future commission meetings. Times, Sunday Times In 2003, coalition member groups gained the right for the public to speak at commission meetings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The station broadcasts city council meetings, county commission meetings, school board meetings and a variety of community events and information. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commission meetings are held quarterly, and the location rotates throughout the state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city park shelter contains the city office and typically serves as the home of city commission meetings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were 11 commission members of whom only four were lawyers - a judge, a barrister, a solicitor and myself, an academic. Times, Sunday Times Basic questions of procedure led to rancorous debates among commission members. The Times Literary Supplement Several commission members have privately said they believe that the complaints are unjustified based on the available evidence. Times, Sunday Times A number of commission members are also very keen on the idea of making it easier for customers to switch banks by introducing portable account numbers. Times, Sunday Times The protesters demanded that commission members quit before elections next year and set tyres alight, blocking roads. Times, Sunday Times Police said the 21-yearold suspect allegedly accessed a computer 'to facilitate the commission of an offence'. The Sun A purposive construction was to be given to section 77(5) so that 'date' referred to the time of commission of the offence. Times, Sunday Times The evidence upon which the defendant sought to rely went directly to the commission of the offence. Times, Sunday Times She admitted assisting the commission of an offence and was sentenced to a year's suspended jail term. The Sun Any evidence of the commission of any offence may be seized. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it ruled the episode was 'not likely to encourage or incite the commission of crime or lead to disorder'. The Sun Deployed solely to act as a deterrent against the commission of crime, units do not conduct criminal investigations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was not necessary to show that any crime was actually committed, merely that the course of conduct had been pursued to prevent the commission of crime. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It added that he was 'in a position to trigger the actions of the armed forces and ensure compliance with such orders, and therefore, the commission of crimes'. Times, Sunday Times In some cases, this symbiosis may lead to the commission of crimes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consider paying off the mortgage with the next commission payment. Times, Sunday Times He said the average commission payment was 1.7 per cent. Times,Sunday Times Some investors pay more for funds than they need to because the fees have an in-built commission payment to a financial adviser who may have sold the product to them. Times,Sunday Times However, the court concluded that the 20 per cent commission payment charged by the club covered services that went 'beyond the simple receipt or dealing with security for money'. Times, Sunday Times There remains a chance that advisers will replace commission payments with annual percentage fees, which could still leave consumers paying dearly. Times, Sunday Times The commission proposes a radical overhaul of the current system to be introduced in three stages over ten years. Times, Sunday Times But the commission proposes a right to opt-out of any scheme that becomes law. Times, Sunday Times The commission proposes devolution on a much wider scale, starting in northern cities. Times, Sunday Times Commission recommendations are not binding. The Scientist The commissions recommendations can be divided into two parts academic and administrative. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The commissions recommendations reflect three broad themes mainly derived from neoconservative ideology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Legitimacy, meanwhile, implies government decisions should be correct, i.e., consistent with commission recommendations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was virtually no support for the commissions recommendations in the ensuing consultation process, most commentators opposing any criminalisation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The commission recommends hitting developers where it hurts - in the wallet. Times, Sunday Times Instead, the commission recommends that nurses should be given opportunities to obtain even more qualifications and assume greater responsibilities in hospitals. Times, Sunday Times The commission recommends that there should be a 35,000 cap on what anyone has to pay so that people do not have to sell their home. Times, Sunday Times The commission recommends a breach of duty offence for public office holders who have powers of physical coercion such as arrest, detention or imprisonment. Times, Sunday Times The commission recommends that two clear statutory offences replace the common law offence of misconduct in public office, which was introduced centuries ago and carries a maximum sentence of life. Times, Sunday Times A commission report last year found 'clear evidence of state capture including links with organised crime at all levels of government' in all six countries. Times, Sunday Times He said that the commission report had acknowledged that real change had occurred at the organisation in the past two years. Times,Sunday Times The commission report said that the database should be placed on a clear statutory basis and overseen by an independent authority. Times, Sunday Times The tax reform commission report, surprisingly, gave him even more ammunition in these debates. Times, Sunday Times The election commission report even paused for a while. Times, Sunday Times When a company spots a trend, it should commission research to test consumer opinions, she advised. Times, Sunday Times We need to commission research to pilot new teaching methods in schools that better reflect the developmental profile of young people. Times, Sunday Times Over the past 15 years, the government's main response has been to commission research. Times, Sunday Times It will use academic literature, commission research and take evidence from the public. The Sun That money was to be used to commission research into gaming, for education and treatment. Times, Sunday Times In 2008, commission revenue - money received for buying and selling shares - accounted for more than 50% of turnover. Times, Sunday Times Activity alone generates commission revenue. Times, Sunday Times The company reported $513 million in private sales in the first half of 2012, making commission revenues of $41.5 million on them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the commission rules that the comments are clearly pejorative and discriminatory, it will issue a ban. Times,Sunday Times The commission rules changed in 2013. Times,Sunday Times Commission rules further require the notice to be filed within 15 days after the first sale of securities in the offering. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Foreign countries whose officials the commission rules to be guilty of the new crimes will face sanction as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At a meeting with commission staff, the parties agreed to a new code of conduct with slightly tougher rules. Times, Sunday Times Commission staff will be transferred with their pay and most perks protected. Times, Sunday Times How come commission staff get a civil service pension then? Times, Sunday Times The association can help people to find someone suitable and has guides on how to shop around and commission work. Times, Sunday Times He receives his full 55,500 salary but voluntarily repays the portion not related to commission work. Times, Sunday Times The units for budget, personnel, commission work and interinstitutional relations are organised within this structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this period, the printers would act as an agent for artists and commission work to them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He loves commissioning work, and this project has been a revelation. Times, Sunday Times It pledged to give all workers a say in running their companies and to create a commission with the power to freeze prices. The Sun To this end, they decided to create a commission to work out a project to be presented at the next congress. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would also create a commission to assess whether all 640 authorities set up over the last 80 years still need to exist. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What's the point of creating a commission to counter extremism when the government itself won't deal with it? Times, Sunday Times Several problems go back to ambiguities in the original 2000 law that created the commission and the new regulatory framework. Times, Sunday Times This has led to the outsourcing of the task to agents, who can employ thuggish tactics to earn their commission. Times, Sunday Times Now, more than ever, traditional estate agents are likely to pull out all the stops in an effort to earn their commission. Times, Sunday Times Market makers also provide liquidity to their own firm's clients, for which they earn a commission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Companies could sign up and sell mobile phones and earn a commission using their own brand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tureen did not earn a commission on the $81.5 million settlement, only his $31,500/year salary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The election commission has four days to send out 76,000 new data memory cards to polling stations. Times, Sunday Times It seems likely that the election commission, which must approve all candidates, will reject the princess's candidacy. Times, Sunday Times The poll has been watched by 530 foreign observers, with the election commission saying turnout exceeded expectations. Times, Sunday Times But the independent election commission pushed them back because of security fears and logistical problems. Times, Sunday Times The election commission report even paused for a while. Times, Sunday Times The electoral commission said that even so, turnout was just 42 per cent. The Sun The electoral commission blamed the early result on a software test 'misunderstanding'. The Sun They called on the electoral commission to be transparent. Times, Sunday Times The poll was supposed to have been held last weekend but was postponed, with the electoral commission citing logistical issues. Times, Sunday Times The organisation has registered with the electoral commission as a thirdparty campaign group, allowing it to spend money before the poll. Times,Sunday Times He would establish a commission to investigate. Times, Sunday Times Prototype also tried to obtain a nominal state of remand and pushed the city to establish a commission to visit the prison for will receive complaints from prisoners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government was faced with labour unrest in the coal mining industry, which it resolved by establishing a commission to examine the problem. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two parliaments established a commission to negotiate a union, formulating an instrument of union between the two countries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also established the commission for matching international games of representatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The delicate compromise emerged after years of wrangling in a government commission, concluding with 21-hour talks at the end of last week. Times, Sunday Times A government commission on computer terms ruled that hashtag was unacceptable, and mot-dièse should be used instead. Times, Sunday Times In 1938, a government commission examined the construction and decided that it did not suit the ideological direction of the moment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was not until 1948 that workers achieved eight hour days, following a government commission responding to strike pressure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite the fact that all primary construction works on power station was completed, it was officially commenced for exploitation by government commission in 2011. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Reaction also came from within the ranks of the military commission itself. The Times Literary Supplement The decision belatedly to hand them over to a military commission was something of a publicity stunt meant to jumpstart a failing process. The Times Literary Supplement It denied there had been any destruction but said that a military commission was investigating at the site. Times, Sunday Times This saw him finally ordered to resign his military commission. The Sun One group has boldly published letters to the state council and the central military commission - the two highest government and military bodies - demanding compensation. Times, Sunday Times An official commission of inquiry heard that police who opened fire last year were ill prepared, poorly led and trigger-happy. Times, Sunday Times As an expert witness, he submitted a 50-page criticism of the operation to the official commission of inquiry. Times, Sunday Times The official commission of inquiry will face all these conundrums. Times, Sunday Times As the schooner did not have an official commission from a national government, its captain was considered a pirate operating illegally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By 1943, an official commission for war painting was set up and artists materials were rationed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The parliamentary commission claimed that he was the 'architect of the strategy that set the course for disaster' in his handling of the bank. Times, Sunday Times The parliamentary commission on banking standards discussed the issue when it published its final report last year, but shied away from calling for an investigation by the competition authority. Times, Sunday Times Parliament had the selfconfidence to entrust the parliamentary commission on banking standards to investigate a major public scandal, the first such inquiry for a century. Times, Sunday Times A parliamentary commission criticised the scheme saying the idea that a few weeks of military instruction would develop a sense of national belonging was 'illusory'. Times, Sunday Times The parliamentary commission made some very sensible suggestions on areas of banking, such as the accountability of senior executives, professional standards and competition. Times, Sunday Times Investors who wish to hold their positions overnight pay a commission of 0.0013% a day. Times, Sunday Times Energy companies pay to be listed on the sites and usually pay a commission for every 'switched' customer. Times, Sunday Times Suppliers include more than 20 energy companies, which pay a commission for custom generated through the company. Times, Sunday Times These firms argue that they can offer better, more comprehensive cover by not having to compete on comparison sites or pay a commission. Times, Sunday Times They say that since the sites depend on commission for their existence, and all suppliers benefit from having their deals displayed, all suppliers should pay a commission. Times, Sunday Times That the planning commission would be the centre point of co-ordination of the policies of government. ST The decisions on whether to approve new runways, roads and rail lines should be taken by a new independent planning commission, the report says. Times, Sunday Times An independent planning commission will give the go-ahead for nuclear power stations, wind farms, motorways and other large projects under yesterday's wide-ranging proposals. Times, Sunday Times It will fall to an independent planning commission to ensure that major planning decisions are taken efficiently. Times, Sunday Times You can discover where a city's growth will be by asking for studies by the planning commission, the state government, county government, and chamber of commerce. Christianity Today Twenty-one candidates arrived at the presidential commission to meet yesterday's deadline for registering for elections next month. Times, Sunday Times The appointment has now been put on hold, pending the opinion of a presidential commission. Times, Sunday Times The court said it had dismissed the case because the presidential commission established to recover plundered funds had put forward weak evidence. Times,Sunday Times A presidential commission, however, reported three months later that 1,370 people were missing, 203 bodies had been recovered, and 941 passengers survived. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This presidential commission was tasked to conduct an investigation on the rebellion and the possible involvement of military and civilian officials and private persons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The non-advice-providing broker, however, would receive a commission of about £3,000 - twice the cost of paying for advice up front. Times,Sunday Times Will they receive a commission or manufacturer reward from the sale of a particular boiler? Times, Sunday Times Your adviser will continue to receive the commission on the products he or she recommended for as long as you hold them. Times, Sunday Times While some agents thrive in this competitive environment, many lose motivation because they know if they don't make the sale, they won't receive any commission. Times, Sunday Times Financial advisers who sell the product can receive a commission of up to 6.75%. Times, Sunday Times His claim for wrongful dismissal was rejected by an independent regulatory commission yesterday. The Sun The case will be heard by an independent regulatory commission. Times, Sunday Times Stoke launched an appeal and, upon review by the independent regulatory commission, a claim of wrongful dismissal has been upheld. Times, Sunday Times However, an independent regulatory commission decided that this was not appropriate in this case. The Sun An independent regulatory commission rejected his appeal. Times, Sunday Times A temporary commission was set up by the government earlier this year to advise ministers on their overall approach to trade deals. Times,Sunday Times Soon after taking office in 2013, he set up a commission to address the problem. Times, Sunday Times Scope now plans to set up a commission to look at how the extra costs can be cut. The Sun The numbers of solicitors appointed as senior judges are no better than before the commission was set up. Times, Sunday Times In 1948 a commission was set up to discuss the issue and concluded the technique should be made illegal. Times, Sunday Times He equivocated - best that the matter be considered by a special commission, there must be limits on how many terms a mayor should serve. Times, Sunday Times This week it was told by a special commission to reform its 'severely damaged' political system. The Sun Intercepted e-mails, like phone calls, can be used in the special commission but are completely inadmissible in criminal proceedings. Times, Sunday Times Evaluated and modified several times by a special commission, the plans finally shelved owing to the sheer grandeur of the project. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A special commission was tasked with investigating his situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 委任, 委托 Japanese: 制作依頼, 委託する |
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