ria

ria (rē′ə, rē′ä)

noun

a long, narrow, wedge-shaped inlet, uniformly widening and deepening toward the sea

Etymology: Ger < Sp ría, estuary < río, river < VL rius, for L rivus, brook, stream < IE *reiwos < base *er-, to set in motion > run

Converse of object

await: Letter of 8 July to the Rt Hon Alun Michael MP, Minister of State, DTI, awaiting RIA; reply 17 July.
enclose: Letter of 18 July from Lord Sainsbury of Turville enclosing an initial RIA.
revise: Letter to the Chairman 21 April ( awaiting revised RIA ), 13 June.
produce: We will produce an RIA based on an appropriate simplified approach.
include: We would welcome comments, except where indicated, on all of the issues raised in this consultation document, including the RIA.
do: Does the RIA provide an accurate picture of the impact of the new regulations?

Preposition: for

proposal: RIAs for proposals impacting solely on the public services should still be included in formal consultation exercises.

Adjective modifier

partial: A partial RIA is attached at Annex 3. Question 20 Do you have any comments on the partial RIA?
final: A link to the revised and final RIA is shown below.
initial: Letter of 12 July from Gerry Sutcliffe MP, attaching an initial RIA.
full: A full RIA will be issued once the consultations exercise has been finalized.
many: As a result, in many cases RIAs have not offered a robust challenge to proposals to regulate.
good: A good RIA will address the questions ' What is the best way of achieving the objective?

Modifies a noun

process: This is the only deviation from the RIA process.
member: RIA Members are kept informed of developments through a series of ' Interoperability Update ' newsletters.
system: Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Cornwall; Devon; Plymouth This site is representative of a ria system in southwest England.
job: RIAS members job page Part 2 Architect & Architectural Technician required to join a dynamic team of Architects & .. .
page: RIAS members job page Part 2 Architect & Architectural Technician required to join a dynamic team of Architects & .. .
estuary: Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Cornwall; Devon; Plymouth Plymouth Sound and Estuaries is representative of ria estuaries in southwest England.

Noun used with modifier

draft: Do you have any comments on the draft RIA?

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