Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [unc] association " in BNC.

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1 You could also look to outside advisory agencies for assistance , such as employers ' associations , training organizations , and specialized bodies for articles and literature such as the British Institute of Management , or the Institute of Personnel Management .
2 27 Local walks for Ramblers ' Association Forbidden Britain Day .
3 In place of Aristotle 's association of time with motion and his appeal to the uniform daily revolution of the heavens as its basis , St Augustine turned , not as Plotinus had done to the concept of the ‘ world-soul ’ , but to the human mind for the ultimate source and standard of time .
4 It is therefore necessary to consider on a cross-national basis for industrialised market ( or mixed ) economies the genesis and evolution of employers ' associations , external to the firm or enterprise , which have typified collective bargaining arrangements with unions in most Western European countries .
5 In Japan the influential Federation of Employers ' Associations ( Nikkeiren ) draws up wage-bargaining guidelines which are often worked out by bodies where the major undertakings that will apply them are represented .
6 Although dual employer structuring may be common in some industries , nevertheless our main concern is more specifically with the origins and development of employers ' associations themselves , which will now be delineated .
7 The genesis of employers ' associations , however , was not only as a response to trade union growth and militancy because to some degree it was , in addition , a reaction to economic pressures .
8 At an even earlier date in Australia , the development of employers ' associations had been facilitated by government intervention and by the increasing complexity of the legislative , labour-management framework ( see Chapter 5 ) .
9 It is apparent from these factors that , although it is sometimes assumed ( by drawing on the basis of US experience , for instance ) that the main driving-force behind the establishment and growth of employers ' associations is related to market or ‘ economic ’ factors , wider international evidence suggests that a more eclectic explanation is required .
10 The role of political pressures such as these as a major influence upon the development of employers ' associations has been emphasised by Adams ( 1981 ) , who puts forward a theory to account for the broad differences between Western Europe and the USA both in the extent of organisation among employers themselves and in their behaviour towards trade unions .
11 This , too , encouraged the growth of employers ' associations because non-members would then join in order to have a voice in determining bargaining outcomes which affected them .
12 Since association ( or multi-employer ) bargaining became a major part of the industrial relations systems of these countries the specific collective bargaining role of employers ' associations now requires more detailed analysis .
13 There is no doubt that the growth and authority of employers ' associations has had a major influence both upon the development and the direction of collective bargaining in many countries .
14 The tight organisational structure of employers ' associations both in Sweden and West Germany has also helped to make the lock-out ( which is rarely used in most other countries ) a potent weapon in contemporary industrial relations to be used , on occasion , against the unions .
15 Although the central confederations of employers ' associations are usually much less involved in collective bargaining than are the industry associations , nevertheless in a few countries the peak organisations do play a major role .
16 At industry level , multi-employer bargaining under the auspices of employers ' associations continues to play an important role in Western European countries such as Germany , France , Sweden and Italy .
17 However , although it is possible to identify a number of common facilitating factors in the development of employers ' associations in various countries there are also some important differences both between and within countries , particularly in the extent to which these bodies engage in direct negotiating activities on behalf of their members .
18 From the evidence of a 10-country study , Gladstone ( 1984 ) notes that the activities , structure and functions of employers ' associations do show a good deal of inter country variation , often a reflection of distinctive historical experiences and a particular course of industrialisation with resultant differences in the environment in which a country 's industrial relations system has to operate .
19 The most comprehensive international survey of the functions and activities of employers ' associations is Windmüller and Gladstone ( 1984 ) .
20 In Italy , Cella and Treu ( 1982 ) maintain that the structure and initiatives of employers ' associations have tended to be a response to , rather than a determinant of , those of trade unions .
21 Although Clegg identifies the structure and attitudes of employers ' associations and managements as the main , direct influences on the dimensions of bargaining themselves , in fact , the determinants of collective bargaining receive little detailed attention in his work .
22 It marked the beginning of Richard 's association with Aquitaine .
23 The fears of ramblers ' associations about closures have been rehearsed .
24 This was a sardonic reference to the distance which has sometimes separated Levein from selection by the national coach , though the idea of McQueen , last capped against Wales in 1981 , being recalled has turned out not to be so fanciful after all in the midst of the worst injury crisis of Roxburgh 's association with Scotland .
25 If there is insufficient funds available to meet one instalment , the individual 's name is included on a violator 's blacklist at the Federation of Bankers ' Associations .
26 BRIAN TOON / Master of Foxhounds ' Association
27 He outlined a programme of legislation dealing with publications , labour , youth care and the establishment of teachers ' associations .
28 Émile , enthusiastic about Jean-Claude 's work in general ( and me in particular ) , had sold the idea to Frontenac on the grounds of Jean-Claude 's association with la Sologne .
29 The first one on behalf of Parish Council and then the second one on behalf of Residents ' Association .
30 The main part of Residents ' Association case is that the amount of relief afforded by any western relief road , does not justify the environmental damage which that road will cause .
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