单词 | oversight |
释义 | oversight (oʊvəʳsaɪt ) Word forms: oversights 1. countable noun If there has been an oversight, someone has forgotten to do something which they should have done. William was angered and embarrassed by his oversight. By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions do not come with the product. Synonyms: mistake, error, slip, fault 2. uncountable noun If someone has oversight of a process or system, they are responsible for making sure that it works efficiently and correctly. ...a new system, where there'll be greater oversight of doctors. [+ of] I had the oversight of their collection of books and manuscripts. The U.N. will also be given a loose oversight role. Synonyms: supervision, keeping, control, charge Collocations: management oversight It found a string of failings, including 'insufficient leadership and management oversight'. Times, Sunday Times Its final report criticised a lack of management oversight and said patients referred for cardiac surgery should be seen and treated within 18 weeks. Times, Sunday Times However, a lack of available sub-contractors, exacerbated by the industry's shortage of bricklayers, carpenters and plasterers, and poor management oversight had led the group to fall behind on targets. Times, Sunday Times Although later he also remarked that it was the manner of the removal of the oversight function, rather than its substance, to which he had most objected. Times, Sunday Times No agreement was reached on the oversight function. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This meant that almost two-thirds of the workers were excluded from exercising this oversight function. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Legislative and oversight functions are the purview of the elected council. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 House members then granted the new standing committee with certain areas of legislative jurisdiction and oversight functions, increasing its scope and influence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This reflects the basic constitutional principle that governments cannot rule by decree in a democracy except for short periods while subject to parliamentary oversight. Times,Sunday Times The rule of six was passed with no parliamentary oversight. The Sun Without public discussion of their role or parliamentary oversight, the police could and did behave just as they pleased. Times, Sunday Times He added that he wanted to see parliamentary oversight of the system, with strict criteria for those who hold royal warrants. Times, Sunday Times However, a parliamentary oversight commission controlled by his political opponents failed to implicate him in any substantial wrongdoing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This should be led by the intelligence services, with proper oversight, not by diplomats. Times,Sunday Times International banks are keen to prove to regulators that they have proper oversight of their overseas operations. Times, Sunday Times Sky, which they believe was forced through without them being given proper oversight. The Sun The board needs real competence to add value and provide proper oversight as new and more complex issues face the management team. ST There's got to be proper oversight but, whether we like it or not, there are organised groups out there who want to do us a lot of damage. Times, Sunday Times It must team up with more established charities that provide oversight and guidance. Times, Sunday Times Committees also provide oversight of federal agencies and programs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They respond to and investigate marine oil and chemical spills and provide oversight during the cleanup of these spills. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They may be subject to legal regulations about the way they promote a business interest, to provide oversight in the ways they pursue their objectives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several federal divisions provide oversight and direction to the program. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are tens of thousands of other healthcare practitioners, including clinical physiologists, who are not subject to proper regulatory oversight. Times, Sunday Times Its proposals also include introducing mandatory joint auditing and preventing companies from appointing an auditor without regulatory oversight. Times, Sunday Times It plans to increase its budget by 13.2 per cent to £47.2 million to cover costs related to its expanded regulatory oversight. Times,Sunday Times It raised questions over how a retail market for high-risk investments had been able to continue with little regulatory oversight for so long. Times,Sunday Times To take financial issues first, experts these days are attributing current economic difficulties to a number of things: bad mortgage lending practices, lack of regulatory oversight, and globalized market structures. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 监督, 疏忽 Japanese: 監督 supervision, 見落とし mistake |
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