| 词汇 | example_english_second-tier |
| 释义 | Examples of second-tierThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Could a second-tier power take the lead in tackling this second-rank issue? Second, the collapse of elite rule should not signal the demise of second-tier elite lineages. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the number of retired persons in receipt of private second-tier pensions grew rapidly as schemes matured. Thus, second-tier pensions will become increasingly important for maintaining an adequate income in old age. In contrast, only four out of ten elderly women had a private second-tier pension, averaging £51 a week. Note that the procedure for adjusting the target level of first-tier benefits has the same effect as both indexation and valorization for second-tier pensions. The recent stakeholder pensions are one instance of trying to move from a state to a private second-tier pension. However, no such protection is available for second-tier pensions, and significant differences in potential future entitlement were found according to current role occupancy. Promotion of schemes is likely to be expensive and the government has not yet decided whether to make such second-tier pension contributions compulsory or not. Within the ordinary banking sector, banks were further divided according to size and scope of activity into city or large commercial banks, regional banks and second-tier regional banks. Indeed, exogenous-defensive frames have displayed relatively little victimisation of welfare dependants as being fraud-prone or lazy - although second-tier social assistance recipients have, as elsewhere, fared worse. Not only had fewer women contributed towards second-tier pensions, but on average they had contributed for a shorter period (13 years compared to 21 years for men). There can be no doubt that when second-tier authorities are appointed in this way they bear comparison with an arranged marriage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very likely that the second-tier authority will aways have as the core the population centre in that area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second-tier authorities must, by definition be smaller than the first-tier authorities, but there is no intrinsic merit in bigness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, there are 44 social fund inspectors whose sole function is to undertake second-tier reviews. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is only one way to solve that—by making second-tier pensions universal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, the rates of compulsory second-tier pensions would have to be fixed when the legislation was introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unlike the situation in regard to national insurance, there is not a second-tier appeal in matters involving supplementary benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is clearly need for the provision of personal social services and for a great deal of licensing to be vested in the second-tier authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How many of these second-tier authorities are there to be to replace the 1,400 odd local units which there are at present? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their own second-tier councillor, one hopes, would work closely with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On this basis, only four existing second-tier authorities out of 1,086 would be big enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But are there not some more localised, more domestic services that can better be served by a second-tier authority? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to see the second-tier authority with a sufficiently small electorate to have a good number of elected representatives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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