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/ˌɹɛɡjəˈɫeɪʃən/
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[ UK /ɹˌɛɡjuːlˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɹˌɛɡjuːlˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
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the act of controlling or directing according to rule
fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians - the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
- an authoritative rule
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a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
short haircuts were the regulation
it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast - the state of being controlled or governed
ADJECTIVE
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prescribed by or according to regulation
regulation army equipment
How To Use regulation In A Sentence
- So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined
- the game was finished in regulation time
- But proposed regulations may force people to take stock of their daily energy consumption and could make us think twice about our festive decor. Times, Sunday Times
- They both participate in the regulation of the concentration of serum calcium.
- Stick us in a virgin paradise, and we create great honeycombed bureaucracies, vast bramble-fields of rules and regulations, ornate politburos filled with policymaking politicos, and, above all, tangled webs of power.
- The work of regulatory agencies was also undermined by budget cuts and a concerted unwillingness to enforce existing regulations.
- They are unencumbered trust funds pursuant to the Load Broker Regulations of the TTA.
- Pollution control work, then, is typical of the many areas of social control characterized by goals of regulation rather than repression.
- These regulations are inapplicable to visitors from outside the European Community.
- I want to see Randy answer this question: 1. Accepting arguendo that mandating a person to buy health insurance is not regulation of commerce, there is no question that the rest of the bill is regulating the interstate market in health insurance*. The Volokh Conspiracy » A Quick Response to Randy on the Use of “Unprecedented”
