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Using Cosla

  • In the example corpus, cosla often appears in combinations such as: cosla has, cosla said, authorities cosla.

Context around Cosla

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

authorities 3× body 3× stressed 1× outside 1×

Often after:

responded 1× briefing 1× must 1× says 1×

Sentence patterns with Cosla

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cosla has been 2× local authorities cosla 2× clear that cosla must put 1× cosla has insisted 1× cosla responded quickly 1× cosla s resources 1× cosla said the 1× cosla says proposed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cosla has been 2× both the scottish 1× cosla has insisted 1× cosla responded quickly 1× cosla s resources 1× cosla said the 1×

Common sentence endings:

local authorities cosla 2× 6 for staff 1× asked for comment 1× at the conference 1× available this year 1× change of policy 1×

Words around Cosla

Just before it in the word index:

cosko 5 cosiness 9 cosines 14 cosine 53 cosimo 33 cosimano 2

Just after it in the word index:

cosley 2 cosm 4 cosma 3 cosmac 2 cosmao 2 cosmas 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarons 33 abra 33 accelerations 33 accies 33 adepoju 33 aduana 33

Corpus analysis for Cosla

  • In this selection, "cosla" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, authorities, body, stressed, responded, briefing and must stand out and add context to how "cosla" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cosla has been and local authorities cosla. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cosla" sits close to words such as aarons, abra and accelerations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cosla

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Cosla has been asked for comment. (6 words)

COSLA has been contacted for comment. (6 words)

COSLA responded quickly to the announcement made at the conference. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Striking teachers gathered outside Cosla’s headquarters in Edinburgh on Tuesday afternoon where the EIS general secretary accused the local authority umbrella group and the Scottish Government of “Tory tactics” in trying to weaken the strike action. (37 words)

Essential school staff in who are members of Unison are expected to walk out on September 26, 27 and 28 in a pay dispute with local government body the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla). (35 words)

Cosla's resources spokesperson, Councillor Katie Hagmann, says without additional support from Edinburgh, around a quarter of the country's 32 councils are facing the prospect of running out of money for core services. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Cosla has been asked for comment.

Cosla has insisted that a "strong offer" had been made which "compares well to other sectors".

COSLA responded quickly to the announcement made at the conference.

COSLA said the body will comment following the meeting on Tuesday.

Cosla's resources spokesperson, Councillor Katie Hagmann, says without additional support from Edinburgh, around a quarter of the country's 32 councils are facing the prospect of running out of money for core services.

Essential school staff in who are members of Unison are expected to walk out on September 26, 27 and 28 in a pay dispute with local government body the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla).

GMB members voted to support industrial action after the representative of local authorities – COSLA – did not revise the previous pay offer or ask the Scottish Government for support.

However, Ms Morrison stressed Cosla’s position was “that it is for individual councils alone to set the level of council lax locally without interference or penalties from Scottish Government”.

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Last year, SNP gains in the council elections led to Cosla’s first SNP president.

Local authority employers’ umbrella body COSLA said the offer totals £500m.

She called for "more compromise" but Ms Bradley said all possible resolutions put forward by the union had been "dismissed, rejected or ignored" by the Scottish government and local government body Cosla.

Striking teachers gathered outside Cosla’s headquarters in Edinburgh on Tuesday afternoon where the EIS general secretary accused the local authority umbrella group and the Scottish Government of “Tory tactics” in trying to weaken the strike action.

The COSLA briefing continued: “Scottish Government has been clear that the commitment to universal provision remains, and that this is a delay rather than a change of policy.

The Scottish Government was originally only providing an extra £140m of funding on a recurring basis to support an original pay offer - while COSLA was to come up with the extra £260m.

Union members are taking the action because they want an improved pay deal from the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).

We have made very clear that COSLA must put forward a significantly improved offer to avert mass school strikes.

Both the Scottish government and council body Cosla said no more money for pay deals was available this year.

COSLA has been contacted for comment.

Cosla says proposed changes to the bill made by ministers would erode local decision-making and the role of local government within social services.

GMB Scotland said 78% of members voted to accept the offer from Cosla, which will see a minimum increase of 3.6% for staff.

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Common combinations with cosla

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