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Common collocations with procedure in American Collocation

procedure noun countable

US /prəˈsidʒər/

normal or usual

established
normal
routine
standard
usual

Standard procedures were used to withdraw people from the situation.

correct

appropriate
correct
formal
proper

Problems can occur if you do not follow the correct procedures.

required by law

legal
statutory

If formal permission is required, there is a statutory procedure for applying to undertake the work.

strict

rigorous
robust
strict

Due to rigorous checking procedures, errors in the data are extremely rare.

complicated or long

complex
complicated
detailed
lengthy

The analysis of the results is a complicated procedure.

simple

simple
step-by-step
straightforward

If all this sounds a bit technical, it isn’t, it’s a really simple procedure.

types of procedure

administrative
bureaucratic
disciplinary
legislative
parliamentary

Employers must inform staff about disciplinary procedures.

for making a complaint

complaints
grievance

The independent review is the final stage of the complaints procedure.

for ensuring safety

evacuation
safety
security

All the staff and students need to know about safety procedures.

for deciding who to choose

admissions
recruitment
selection

The admissions procedures for children with special educational needs are different from those for other children.

for checking or testing something

assessment
checking
evaluation
monitoring
testing

The professional institutions will have to make sure that they have proper assessment procedures in place.

for applying for something

application

We’ve covered how to find a course and the application procedure.

follow a procedure

adhere to
comply with
follow
go through
use

If you follow the safety procedures when you dive, you are unlikely to suffer a serious accident.

start to use a procedure

adopt
implement
introduce

We have introduced a new simple procedure for student assessment.

make a procedure better

simplify
standardise
streamline

We need to simplify the procedures for testing new students.

describe a procedure

define
describe
detail
explain
outline
set out

This book of guidance sets out the Department’s procedures for dealing with poor performance.

develop a procedure

develop
establish
set up

To address these issues we have developed a screening procedure.

change a procedure

change
revise

The department recommends that child protection procedures should be revised.