Collocations for "procedure"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "procedure" in context.
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procedure
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [standard, general, simple, straightforward, established] procedures
- [surgical, medical, criminal, judicial] procedures
- [safety, health, administrative, complaints] procedures
- need to follow the procedure (exactly)
- [write, make, create] a new procedure (for)
- explain the (office) procedures
- a procedure to [ensure, determine, obtain]
- there is a procedure in place (for)
- follow the proper procedure (for)
- a procedure that [uses, was, allows, can]
- a procedure for [determining, obtaining, sorting, making]
- just follow the procedure
- should be a [simple] procedure
- there is a procedure for a reason
- there is a procedure for every [contingency, possibility]
- there is a procedure to account for
- the procedure [outlined, specified, prescribed] [in, by]
- an emergency procedure
- test (out) a new procedure
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