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voluntary means

collocation in English

meanings of voluntaryand mean


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voluntary
adjective
uk /ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/ us /ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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mean
noun[S]
uk /miːn/ us /miːn/
mathematicsspecialized
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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Examples of voluntary means


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From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
In their place he constructs a new pyramidic model: at the base of the pyramid are what you might call the voluntary means, that is persuasion, information and so on.
It is better to organise by the most voluntary means the best way of achieving our ends.
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Pending completion of the study, we took steps to reduce by voluntary means the impact of the fishing effort in the 1986 season.
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There would be no incentive if it were known that for every pound raised by voluntary means a further pound was taken off by the centre.
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However, each agency is directed first to seek compliance with its requirements by voluntary means.
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Such systems include two main rights: the right to control and benefit from property and the right to transfer property by voluntary means.
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Golwalkar had been inspired by the movement that encouraged land reforms through voluntary means.
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Chalmers opposed compulsory assessment as counter-productive, and believed that relief should instead be raised and administered by voluntary means.
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From 1940 until 1973, during both peacetime and periods of conflict, men were drafted to fill vacancies in the armed forces which could not be filled through voluntary means.
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