| 单词 | institution |
| 释义 | institution (ɪnstɪtjuːʃən , US -tuː- ) Word forms: institutions 1. countable noun B2 An institution is a large important organization such as a university, church, or bank. ...the Institution of Civil Engineers. Class size varies from one type of institution to another. Some of the most well-known financial institutions are in turmoil. Synonyms: establishment, body, centre, school 2. countable noun B2 An institution is a building where certain people are looked after, for example people who are mentally ill or children who have no parents. Larry has been in an institution since he was four. He visited various penal institutions in the United Kingdom in the late 1930s. 3. countable noun An institution is a custom or system that is considered an important or typical feature of a particular society or group, usually because it has existed for a long time. I believe in the institution of marriage. [+ of] ...the institution of the family. Synonyms: custom, practice, tradition, law 4. uncountable noun The institution of a new system is the act of starting it or bringing it in. There was never an official institution of censorship in Albania. [+ of] ...the institution of the forty-hour week. Synonyms: creation, introduction, establishment, investment Collocations: institution of learning The college enjoys the reputation of being a truly cosmopolitan institution of learning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As an institution of learning, it strives for academic freedom and excellence and for liberative education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The founders committed themselves to organize, establish, maintain, and conduct a progressive institution of learning of high academic standing which will emphasize vocational and technical knowledge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 System was emerged as a high quality institution of learning within few years of its foundation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here teachers gathered and gave instruction between the hours devoted to physical exercises and sports, and thus the term became associated with and came to mean an institution of learning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The temptress, 30, was let off with a suspended sentence by a judge who blasted her for 'undermining' the institution of marriage. The Sun Like most of his colleagues he could not resist the institution of marriage. Times, Sunday Times This should be the default 'best practice' setting for all of us who have the opportunity to consider joining this august institution of marriage. Times, Sunday Times The move has split leading family lawyers and campaigners, with critics warning that it would devalue the institution of marriage. Times, Sunday Times They say it may 'undermine and dilute' the institution of marriage. The Sun Most importantly, trade enables real development, organically growing the institutions of society from within rather than importing them from abroad. Christianity Today If government and the shared institutions of society are committed or biased towards any one belief, it instantly creates privilege for some and discrimination against others. Times, Sunday Times The various institutions of society such as the legal and political system are instruments of ruling class domination and serve to further its interests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To help to resolve future problems he called for the creation of a 'new international institution' to arbitrate in similar disputes. Times, Sunday Times These movements would probably become unstoppable if a second recession were now triggered by global events beyond the control of any nation or international institution. Times, Sunday Times This scandal makes a mockery of a vital international institution at a delicate time in its life. Times, Sunday Times Insult was added to injury when it emerged that, as an employee of an international institution, she pays no tax on her annual salary of $467,940, plus $83,760 additional allowances. Times, Sunday Times Multilateralism requires an effective international institution. Globe and Mail Raise as much cash as you can and borrow the rest from a lending institution. Christianity Today Second, establish rapport with a lending institution that will eventually finance your building. Christianity Today The lessor pays the lending institution back by way of the lease payments received from the lessee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a borrower defaults on a student loan, the guarantee agency will pay the lending institution most of the remaining loan balance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would ban the practices of dual-tracking and robosigning and provide homeowners with a single point of contact at their lending institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the public finally turns against the corporation and its expensive poll tax, the geniuses who run this sinking liberal institution decide to hike the cost even more to £157.50. The Sun In 1913 the world enjoyed monetary stability, widespread free trade and free travel, rapid scientific advance, widespread liberal institutions. Times, Sunday Times The inflation also raised doubts about the competence of liberal institutions, especially amongst a middle class who had held cash savings and bonds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Economic consequences of privatization and liberal institutions have meant changes in taxation to attract foreign investment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A favourite among collectors and dealers, the local institution puts more than 400 items under the hammer every week. The Sun The lido wasn't the only local institution she rescued. Times, Sunday Times They had big plans for expansion and branding, but were careful to protect the identity of this local institution. Times, Sunday Times The staff stare at her, visibly wondering which local institution she has escaped from, but she stands her ground until they go and fetch a bucket of water. Times, Sunday Times The salon has been a local institution for almost 30 years, and enjoys a loyal following. Times, Sunday Times Two years later, at 49, you were running a major institution. Times, Sunday Times The college was the major institution of higher learning for cogic youth until closed in 1976. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been the major institution of higher education in the region, especially in the technical and scientific disciplines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some major institutions already deem the ombudsman’s moral suasion too onerous. Globe and Mail Many of its alumni hold leading positions in governments and major institutions influencing policy and practice at the highest level throughout the world. Times, Sunday Times It gives people a tangible stake in each other's futures in a way no supranational ideal or multilateral institution ever could. Times, Sunday Times And that would make one more multilateral institution irrelevant in this increasingly unilateral world. Globe and Mail It also aims at the renovation of the governance of multilateral institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Whatever their own scepticism about the functioning of some multilateral institutions, democracies must put aside their differences and prevent such a takeover. Times,Sunday Times Multilateral institutions and the rule of international law must be cherished as bulwarks in an uncertain and often dangerous world. Times, Sunday Times It's easy to sidestep political institutions when they have little popular support. Times, Sunday Times Political institutions extort money by taxation, but academic ones must use persuasion. Times, Sunday Times But its political institutions are arrogant and corrupt. The Sun Confidence in the two main national political institutions has been badly dented by scandals. Times, Sunday Times But our cultural and political institutions — such as the nation state — are outdated and unable to cope with the results of this human inventiveness. Times, Sunday Times For much of the country's recent history the military has been by some distance its most powerful institution. Times, Sunday Times In time, the school became a very powerful institution, since it was the best networking site for social and business life among the rich. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nor was he afraid to take on economically powerful institutions, waging a long-running battle with the oil companies over petrol prices. Times, Sunday Times So powerful institutions which have generally been held in unquestioning respect provide ideal camouflage for their activity. Times, Sunday Times We have been through a lengthy period of economic growth, the accumulation of great wealth by powerful institutions and a population explosion. Times, Sunday Times There are some who think that such a prestigious institution should not allow the book to be promoted on its premises. Times, Sunday Times This began after a photograph appeared of him standing alongside her and several of her colleagues in a lab at the prestigious institution. Times, Sunday Times His uncles, however, felt it was unseemly for an orphan to be sent to such a prestigious institution; besides it was a financial inconvenience. Times, Sunday Times Hundreds of students of this prestigious institution are now successfully pursuing their career in music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mid-ranking universities that recruit nationally, which in the past were protected by student numbers controls, are losing higher-achieving applicants to more prestigious institutions. Times, Sunday Times The least damaging solution, the politicians agreed, was to entrust the bank's salvation to a private institution. Times, Sunday Times As a private institution, it charges 18,000 a year — payable up front. Times, Sunday Times Horizon, a private institution that offers classes from nursery to high school, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Times, Sunday Times The college operated as a private institution from 1930 to 1945. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school was a private institution with an enrollment of 54 students. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was not a public institution, he said. Times, Sunday Times It would be a new public institution at the heart of every community. Times, Sunday Times As it issued its record results, the sprawling, 135-year-old institution entered its final full year as a public institution. Times, Sunday Times Failure to pursue this new deal will lead to the cessation of the electorate's most cherished public institution as we have known it. Times, Sunday Times It will appear extraordinary that the educational efforts of a great public institution should provoke anger among those who nominally uphold intellectual inquiry. Times, Sunday Times Religion refers to a search for the sacred within a traditional context such as a formal religious institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Religious institutions are paradigms in this respect. The Times Literary Supplement Religious institutions also have a presence in many prisons, with the goal of teaching ethics and instilling a sense of morality in the prisoners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Religious institutions and personalities shall remain above politics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both the research institution conducting the test and the person conducting the experiment must be licensed — as well as the project itself. Times, Sunday Times Its prestige and status depends on its success as a research institution. Times, Sunday Times A research institution will be set up for the new technology, which could revolutionise the electric car industry. The Sun Federal regulations require that the research institution appoint only one member from the community. The Scientist D.-granting and research institution. The Scientist He was tasked with reforming the university from a medieval school concentrated on humanities (philosophy and theology) to a modern scientific institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They instead use a laser signal to leak the new discovery to the media and every scientific institution in the entire world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was the first scientific institution in the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It developed into a modern and independent scientific institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A supernatural tale might seem to sit a little uneasily in one of the world's great scientific institutions. Times, Sunday Times From the beginning, the hospital was a secular institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In general use, a seminary can be a secular institution, or part of an institution, designated for specialized training, e.g. a graduate course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How did we acquire liberal beliefs and secular institutions? Times, Sunday Times As a group, they had become increasingly assimilated and secular and had well-developed and functioning secular institutions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consequently, the early 15th century saw the rise of many secular institutions and beliefs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The majority of the population still view marriage as a positive social institution. Times, Sunday Times A key import was natural philosophy, the precursor to modern science, and the idea that came with it: the notion of a university as an intellectual, cultural and social institution. Times, Sunday Times They argue that 'civil partnerships are a modern social institution conferring almost identical legal rights and responsibilities as marriage'. Times, Sunday Times In the same way, when studying language, it's essential to focus on its internal structure as a social institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Problems of law as a particular social institution as it relates to the larger political and social situation in which it exists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Managing them well requires mutual trust, strong supranational institutions and steadfast alliances: precisely the things that the policy of the pendulum puts most at risk. Times,Sunday Times These are governed by 'self-interest' while international law and supranational institutions embody 'the brotherhood of man'. Times, Sunday Times But while you can submerge nationhood in a tight web of supranational institutions, you can't destroy the basic allegiances that animate the hearts of men. Times, Sunday Times This was an anarchic international order in which supranational institutions were too weak and inchoate to stymie the ambitions of the worst of rulers. Times, Sunday Times Do the multilateral and supranational institutions that oversee today's global trading system have the capacity to adapt to these pressures more successfully than those of the past? Times, Sunday Times There are many other aspects of the traditional institution of siida and the siida system beyond the main issues of land rights and resource management. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was rather conventional, a firm respecter of the monarchy and of traditional institutions. Times, Sunday Times And not just traditional institutions, but also sovereign wealth funds and even hedge funds. Times, Sunday Times Modern universities often have different research focuses from those of the more traditional institutions but their research outputs have direct applications. Times, Sunday Times Many members of our generation still take traditional institutions seriously-even if that means changing or challenging them. Christianity Today Individuals make change happen and stepping up as a role model at work has the potential to transform the institution you work in and change hearts and minds. Times, Sunday Times He was hired to help transform the institution at a time of decreased state funding for higher education. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The banks fully operational on-line banking capability performance has transformed the institution and strengthened its financial position. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not an educator in the specific meaning of the word, he succeeded by his administrative skill in transforming the institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps the venerable institution might be put on special measures? Times,Sunday Times But those harbingers of doom should not write off this venerable institution just yet. The Sun But he was not alone in his dark view of the venerable institution over which he now ruled. The Times Literary Supplement And you do not mess with this venerable institution without raising hackles. Times, Sunday Times It was literally pried off its pedestal and walked out of the venerable institution. Globe and Mail Today they are a rather weak institution, dependent on international support to hold back the enemies in the current civil war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, it was a reactive and relatively weak institution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Huge natural resources, billions of dollars in profits, weak institutions and shaky justice leave many businesses seeking any protection they can find. Times, Sunday Times Poor countries tend to have weak institutions, such as weak rule of law and excessive informality, making it difficult to monitor and enforce contractual agreements. Christianity Today But within these weak institutions, and whatever their position in the hierarchy, individuals have the power to make strong moral choices. Globe and Mail Translations: Chinese: 公共机构 Japanese: 機関 組織 |
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