| 单词 | agency |
| 释义 | agency (eɪdʒənsi ) Word forms: agencies 1. countable noun B1+ An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses. [business] We had to hire maids through an agency. ...a successful advertising agency. Synonyms: business, company, office, firm 2. See also advertising agency, employment agency, press agency, travel agency 3. countable noun An agency is a government organization responsible for a certain area of administration. ...the government agency which monitors health and safety at work in Britain. He is retiring as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Collocations: agency budget When the agency budget was finally increased in fiscal 2008, he increased enforcement personnel by 4%. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By 1966, the agency budget was $235 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These sub-inflation agency budgets, combined with merit pay increases for staff, caused the total enforcement personnel to decline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Especially important are appropriations hearings on agency budgets as well as authorization hearings for existing programs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some departments have lost almost half of their staff, a former agency employee told the newspaper. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps unsurprisingly, the sculpture quickly captured the attention of both intelligence agency employees and the general public. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As agency employees, we do not identify with, support, or champion opposition to the administration or its policies. Outlook India It also found that agency employees were routinely more poorly paid than directly employed staff. Times, Sunday Times Pressure grew on the city council's social services amid claims of staff shortages and a damaging reliance on agency employees. Times, Sunday Times A denominational agency employs four ministers and eight non-minister employees. Christianity Today The agency employs close to 10,000 permanent staff who cost taxpayers 412m in total in 2014-15. Times, Sunday Times The agency employs 25,000 people in more than 40 countries. Times, Sunday Times The agency employs approximately 700 scientists, engineers, technicians, administrators, and environmental specialists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of these students receive the same course of instruction, regardless of which agency employs them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some may cavil against a rating agency executive giving advice. Times, Sunday Times Agency executives who employ models without a medical certificate face a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a fine of €75,000. Times, Sunday Times They attract the continents community of art directors, copywriters, media agency executives, clients, account managers, agency heads, producers and directors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While the agency investigates it will mark the data as 'disputed'. Times, Sunday Times The agency investigates about 700 pollution incidents on farms each year but there were only 25 prosecutions last year and the average fine was 1,900. Times, Sunday Times The agency investigates accidents and incidents related to railways. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agency investigates rail accidents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agency investigates aviation accidents and incidents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Agency officials insisted all requests for pumps had been met. The Sun Two senior border agency officials suspended after ministers blamed them for secretly relaxing passport checks have been reinstated after they were cleared of serious misconduct. Times, Sunday Times Agency officials said that there was a risk of 'significant flooding' from further heavy rain. Times, Sunday Times Agency officials say they wanted to wait before all the results were in before making an announcement. Times, Sunday Times Agency officials are checking local companies that have permits allowing the limited release of substances such as cyanide. Times, Sunday Times It said the agency operates and maintains a network of ground stations in support of satellite operations. Globe and Mail The agency operates 49 offices and works in tandem with the similar county agencies that manage the cases of individuals convicted of less severe crimes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Issues that involve federal agencies apply to federal courts, and federal courts must observe laws established within the state in which that federal agency operates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agency operates nine regular routes over a three county area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agency operates different schedules for day and night service. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agency oversees the ten big water supply and sewerage regional monopolies and seven smaller local water supply-only companies. Times,Sunday Times The five-member public regulatory agency oversees utilities, trucking, and telecommunications companies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agency oversees the health of the population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agency oversees public school districts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are the agency responsible for providing information, advice and expert opinions on qualifications worldwide. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The agency responsible for the stunt - to promote advertising on vans - says it will meet drivers' costs not covered by insurance. The Sun (2014) There are agencies responsible for checking payments to farmers and other recipients of EU funds. Times, Sunday Times (2006) An agency spokesman insisted that the traffic would be worse with the lane open. Times, Sunday Times An agency spokesman said 138 should have been in class yesterday, but only two were there. The Sun An agency spokesman said workers had to 'travel in the most efficient manner'. The Sun A border agency spokesman confirmed that the computer system had failed and while it was now back up there would be a backlog. Times, Sunday Times Insignificant managers earning six-figure sums, agency staff and unnecessary purchasing by the procurement department are just a few of the reasons. The Sun (2018) Four hired agency staff get only 35 a day allowance for food and board. The Sun (2013) A ballooning agency staff bill and demand from an ageing population have pushed more than three quarters of hospitals into the red. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The Home Office was unable to explain why it needed to rely so heavily on agency staff. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Management consultants, agency staff and interim managers were almost entirely responsible for the increase. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The anti-doping agency was looking for doping control officers. Times, Sunday Times But he had earlier written a tweet calling for an investigation by the anti-doping agency. Times, Sunday Times He vowed to set up an independent anti-doping agency if he wins. The Sun The anti-doping agency said it would carry out its own investigation. Times, Sunday Times The recent outsourcing of recruitment to a civilian agency has only exacerbated this problem. Times, Sunday Times Under his plan, a powerful, centralized civilian agency would have coordinated all the intelligence services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But experts fear they could stop civilian agencies asking for military help during the crisis for fear of being sent a bill. Times,Sunday Times Many of the vehicles were transferred to civilian agencies and some are still in use today in rural areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Troops of this division were also deployed to the support of civilian agencies during large natural disasters such as disastrous floods in 1997. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The advertisements will be created by each group's creative agency. Times, Sunday Times He could pass for a young architect or someone who runs a successful creative agency. Times, Sunday Times It was described as 'one of the world's most creative agency brands ... with an enviable blend of creative excellence, bubbling staff morale and new business gains'. Times, Sunday Times It develops the 21st century skills and creative confidence in people empowering them to use their creative agency to design innovative solutions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has three main divisions: a clothing collection, a creative agency and a retail store. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The targets included defence agencies and telecoms companies. Times, Sunday Times He has claimed to have done paid consulting to intelligence and defence agencies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Numerous mobile text messages were observed doing the rounds in the country, apparently ridiculing the defence agencies for the security lapse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The regional development agency expects the event to draw in an extra 1.7 million visitors and extra spending of 50 million. Times, Sunday Times The development agency, which has an annual 600,000 budget for in-house training, has a new two-day induction course as well as a leadership development programme. Times, Sunday Times The cables, undersea socket and other infrastructure funded by the development agency will provide the necessary testing space for the devices. Times, Sunday Times Dance, a development agency that aims to boost the careers of local young people. Times, Sunday Times The intention was to build a biomass plant on the site but, now this has fallen through, the development agency has put it up for sale. Times, Sunday Times Some research has tried to test some of the ideas involved and at least one donor agency issued a guidance note for its own programmes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first stage was to identify areas, aid recipients and donor agency capabilities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Donor agency support to innovation covers a broad range of activities, including the creation of appropriate framework conditions for innovation, and the development of innovative capacities of companies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Donor agencies have long been urged to give prominence in their aid packages to the need for population limitation. Times, Sunday Times In the initial years, donor agencies used to provide the bulk of capital at low rates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You should also be aware of the federal agencies that protect you not only from the potential of physical harm, but also from false and misleading advertising. Take Care of Your Skin (1990) She had filed a complaint to the federal agency that handles discrimination in the workplace. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He promised to cut government spending by abolishing five federal agencies. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Unrestricted free agency would require six years' service. Houston Chronicle In this commitment there was no free agency; it was a lifetime of voluntary indentured service. Christianity Today In the mid-1970s baseball entered a new era with the advent of free agency. Times, Sunday Times But two doors have already been shut on the first day of free agency. The Sun The new teams would be staffed in the same way as the present league - through the college draft and free agency trades. Times, Sunday Times The message coming from government and environmental agencies is that we need to take small steps to reducing usage. Times, Sunday Times (2008) American government agencies are studying social media postings in which news of the attack surfaced. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He is a highly trained operative who works for a secret government agency. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The governmental agency needed renewal too. Christianity Today Members in each governmental agency and occupation also elect delegates to the executive council. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Typically, one must first give written notice within 6 months of filing an actual lawsuit, giving the governmental agency time to settle the claim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The club, working for many years in the beginning as a governmental agency, served in the fields of tourism, culture and technical issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Affinity groups are generally precluded from being under the aegis of any governmental agency, and their purposes must be primarily non-commercial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The public health agency has suggested that local restrictions may be around the corner. Times,Sunday Times The national health agency had warned tourists to avoid the seaweed. Times, Sunday Times The public health agency said that washing hands with soap and water could minimise the risk of becoming ill as well as that of spreading dangerous infections. Times, Sunday Times A senior adviser to the government's public health agency has quit over its stance on safe drinking advice and relationship with the alcohol industry. Times, Sunday Times Prior to the election call, the federal government announced a national public health agency. canada.com Humanitarian agencies on the ground are doing their best to assist those in need. Times, Sunday Times Official border crossings are closed to all but those who have life-threatening injuries or who work with the humanitarian agencies that deliver aid across the frontier. Times, Sunday Times Humanitarian agencies voiced alarm at the likely impact of hospitals, bakeries, water treatment plants and emergency services running out of electricity and diesel to fuel their generators. Times, Sunday Times Although recognised humanitarian agencies were operating legitimately, other smaller organisations claiming to be aid specialists have sprung up that provided travel arrangements for foreign fighters, the officials said. Times, Sunday Times She claimed that humanitarian agencies have less than half the funds they need. The Sun I believe that pupils, particularly those in deprived schools, need an independent agency to guide them - working alongside schools. Times, Sunday Times Alternatively, search for an independent agency that specialises in the area you're visiting. Times, Sunday Times The vetting of students ought to be done by an independent agency. Times, Sunday Times The near-collapse of a promising independent agency that was succeeding a few weeks ago underlines how much the media industry has changed since the coronavirus crisis took hold. Times,Sunday Times Alternatively an independent agency with its own budget, answerable to government, should be established. Times, Sunday Times This is accomplished through the distribution of funds to local agency service providers. An Introduction to Community Health (1995) Then I remembered he'd probably hired him second hand, through a local agency. SOMEBODY (2002) One picture taken by a local agency showed a man with blood streaming from his nose. The Sun (2012) She was the sort of person that some of the big marketing agencies and companies still go after. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He must now focus on launching his advanced digital marketing agency. The Sun (2014) Text messaging offers a vast new canvas for marketing agencies to reach the consumer. TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK (2002) Creating a national agency with three shops, however, would lead to the economy of scale needed to make the venture a success. ST It recommended a central co-ordinating agency to decide whether crimes should be investigated by local forces or a national agency. Times,Sunday Times Local forces weren't being supported as efficiently as possible, so we decided to create a single national agency that would make things more effective. Times, Sunday Times National agency to oversee reform implementation. Times, Sunday Times It means that for the first time a single national agency will direct a coordinated fight against crime syndicates. Times, Sunday Times This feedback helped the group decide if goals were being met, and allowed their small but growing nonprofit agency the freedom to change tactics as well as change goals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nonprofit agencies that provide services will experience additional costs of around $46 million in 2010 and $94 million in 2011. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The state administers the overall system; twenty local nonprofit agencies throughout the state determine a person's eligibility and arrange and provide services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other than the wind and the rain, no outside agency should get involved. Times, Sunday Times The panel would have the right to require periodic updates and to bring in an outside agency, such as an accountancy firm, to ensure compliance. Times, Sunday Times Not only do you have to perform a series of complex manoeuvres, you have to do them at a moment demanded by the outside agency of the music. Times, Sunday Times Through a systematic process, students are identified, interviewed and, if appropriate, referred to an outside agency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No relief ship would search for them there, and the likelihood of rescue from any other outside agency was equally negligible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Parcels are increasingly dealt with by private agencies. Times, Sunday Times Ministers are drawing up a new law to enable them to 'outsource' local authorities' adoption services to private agencies. The Sun Nine out of ten local councils say that private agencies have pulled out of contracts for home visits because they are no longer viable. Times, Sunday Times This has been accepted by all government and private agencies until now. Times, Sunday Times Hospitals are being forced to outsource work to private agencies. Times, Sunday Times The public agency, which has funded more than 11,000 projects since 2007, has an in-house fraud investigations team. Times,Sunday Times District councils have far greater levels of contact with residents than any other local public agency. Times, Sunday Times Exemptions must be narrowly construed and the public agency bears the burden of proving that an exemption applies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other responsibilities included the appraisal of public agency programs and library funding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sector was to be regulated by a public agency with a certain degree of autonomy from the government. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Something of a rarity in these times followed: soothing comment from a rating agency. Times, Sunday Times Their naive acceptance of flawed credit rating agency nonsense kept it turning. Times, Sunday Times However, the rating agency added that local differences between lenders in different countries were significant. Times, Sunday Times Moody's, the credit rating agency, cut its forecasts for average oil prices by $5 to $90 next year and $95 in 2016. Times, Sunday Times Moody's, the rating agency, said yesterday that a merger would be 'credit positive' for both companies. Times, Sunday Times The building society recently had its financial strength rating cut by the ratings agencies. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Some ratings agencies have awarded the country investment grade status again. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I cannot pretend to see into the minds of the ratings agencies but my hunch is that Britain will not lose its AAA rating. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Two weeks ago the refugee agency said that it had received only 30 per cent of the $496 million (333 million) that it had been pledged. Times, Sunday Times It pursues the difficult cases that otherwise might get overlooked as the larger refugee agencies deal with providing food, shelter and safety for hundreds of thousands of people. Times, Sunday Times They are completely reliant on the hospitality of host nations and underfunded refugee agencies to protect them. Times, Sunday Times No serious injuries were reported, but refugee agencies evacuated their staff. Times, Sunday Times When such a disaster occurs, contact a paper conservator, regional agency, or cultural institution for assistance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A regional agency would reduce the cost of putting satellites into orbit and pool talent and research. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These can be both central state agencies and regional agencies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Regional agencies also put together and finalize the regional comparisons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In order to address issues concerning more than one town, several regional agencies that help coordinate the towns for infrastructure, land use, and economic development concerns have been established. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The medicine and healthcare products regulatory agency said it had not been tested for quality, safety or effectiveness. Times, Sunday Times If a regulatory agency chooses not to flex its muscles in exemplary cases, its authority ebbs away. Times, Sunday Times Small successful businesses are threatened with closure or investigation if they do not cut a regulatory agency into the profits. Times, Sunday Times It provided support to the sector reforms that established the holding company and the regulatory agency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The regulatory agency suspended sales operations within its retail banking operations for a month. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Along with a fine, tourists driving a hire car will incur an administration fee automatically deducted by the rental agency. Times, Sunday Times Any income could be liable for tax and you may also need to pay for cleaning and rental agency services. The Sun Other blue-chip organisations include a rail company, a car rental agency, ten insurance firms, eight banks, four management consultancies, a pharmaceutical company and an oil firm. The Sun Our first priority was choosing a rental agency with a strong reputation. canada.com All this requires effort, however, and many owners of holiday homes still prefer to use a rental agency. Times, Sunday Times The safety agency urged people to avoid treatment at hospital emergency units that are overloaded with coronavirus patients. Times,Sunday Times The company contradicted the national nuclear safety agency. Times, Sunday Times However, the safety agency said that this could change in the future. Times, Sunday Times The navy blue represents law enforcement while the red represents the department's history as a public safety agency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, a spokeswoman for the safety agency said that audio tapes prove that the miners were extracting coal that day, thus violating the ban. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Directorate, a secret agency operating outside the government and dedicated to defending earth from the alien menace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This gradual transformation suggests that some secret agencies at least have begun to recognize a fundamental historiographical truth. The Times Literary Supplement For many decades the secret agencies were kept remote from the cabinet. Times, Sunday Times Another result was that the personnel within the secret agencies themselves were often remarkably ignorant of their past. The Times Literary Supplement Eligible clients can receive a voucher by working through a social service agency or a school nurse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, no case matching that description could be found at any social service agency. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She said that she had been homeless for two years, most recently living in a tented community run by a social services agency. Times, Sunday Times Later, the social service agency that took over the case said that there was more to the case than could be released to the press due to confidentiality laws. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We offer career counseling, referrals to community and social service agencies, help in writing resumes and application letters, assistance in locating housing and transportation, and screening for financial help. Christianity Today Everything the spy agencies do is signed off by ministers and overseen closely by the independent committee of MPs and judges. The Sun (2013) As a result the spy agency says it was unaware of tell-tale clues to his murderous intent which appeared in his online activities. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He wants to set up a national security council and domestic and overseas spy agencies similar to MI5 and MI6. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Be sure to check with your designated state agency to find out what reporting options are available in your state. Christianity Today There's no state agency that will come and take them away. Times, Sunday Times This family had been the subject of intense attention from every possible state agency for years. Times, Sunday Times Some hackers, however, are reluctant to enlist for a career with a state agency. Times, Sunday Times The state agency began an investigation. Houston Chronicle He started working for a talent agency and wrote screenplays on the side. Times,Sunday Times The talent agency boss's original tweet was deleted after going viral. The Sun Two weeks later came a call from a talent agency looking for just such a cat for the ad. The Sun He bought out their share and then sold the show to a talent agency. Times, Sunday Times The audience isn't a talent agency. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 机构 Japanese: 代理店 |
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