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Almost every type of business has a trade association or professional body.

If the professional body does what is required, all well and good.

"We've worked so hard to make this Council a professional body," he said.

It's also a good idea to check if the agency is part of any professional bodies.

Associations and professional bodies know what's going on in their industry.

Which trade associations or professional bodies are you a member of?

Once established as a professional body, doctors had considerable control over their market situation.

They also survey professional bodies for student and membership data.

Has the provider got approval from my trade or professional body?

Is the person a member of a professional body?

Or a professional body which they need to join to legally use the title?

Ask financial advisers and planners if they are members of a professional body.

Social workers are organized into local, national, continental and international professional bodies.

The institute is a professional body representing about 300,000 accountants.

That's a professional body if ever I've seen one.

The firm's accounting practices should be open to inspection by the local professional body.

The candidates are recommended by a separate list of professional bodies.

Try being a nurse and not being a member of their professional body.

Bear in mind though that you may only be able to attend some events if you're a member of the organising professional body.

There are many events of interest to agents across the country organised by professional bodies and commercial organisations.

Each has close associations with many charities, professional bodies and other organisations.

Applicants could also be a consultant or examiner for a professional body.

A bar association is a professional body of lawyers.

He took a leading role in the professional body of Dutch pharmacists.

Trade and professional bodies have been invited to comment on a consultation paper.