chequered career

collocation in English

meaningsofchequeredandcareer

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chequered
adjective
uk
/ˈtʃek.əd/us
/ˈtʃek.ɚd/
having had both successful and unsuccessful periods in ...
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career
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈrɪər/us
/kəˈrɪr/
the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn ...
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(Definition ofchequeredandcareerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has, after all, had a ratherchequeredcareerin another place and got off to a false start.
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Over the last 20 years civil aviation has had a verychequeredcareer.
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He has had a varied andchequeredcareer.
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But listen to thechequeredcareerof the baby itself.
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In its early stages the film industry had a very unhappy andchequeredcareerand found it impossible to raise finance through the normal channels.
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This has had achequeredcareersince it first started as long ago as 1941.
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It has had achequeredcareer, and the present position is complex.
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During that time it has had achequeredcareer, but seems to have become institutionalised and appears set to remain so.
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The arts in this country have enjoyed achequeredcareerin education over a number of years.
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The commission has had achequeredcareersince 1911.
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They never reached that happy condition of things, and right through the inter-war years we know of thechequeredcareerof the railways.
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This matter has had a ratherchequeredcareer.
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Ever since then her people have had a troubled andchequeredcareer.
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Everyone remembers thechequeredcareerof the industry in the months that followed—through the last half of 1924 and through the whole of 1925.
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This matter has been through a somewhatchequeredcareer.
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Prior to that time the company had achequeredcareerand was viewed with suspicion by the travelling public.
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That factory is now in existence, though it has had a somewhatchequeredcareer.
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This paper, as we understand it, has had a ratherchequeredcareer.
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It has had achequeredcareerand it is due for a decent retirement, some sensible weight restrictions and some replacement.
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We hold that idea very dear in this country, but it has had achequeredcareerin other parts of the world.
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