residency requirement

collocation in English

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residency
noun[U]
uk
/ˈrez.ɪ.dən.si/us
/ˈrez.ə.dən.si/
the fact of living in ...
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requirement
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈkwaɪə.mənt/us
/rɪˈkwaɪr.mənt/
something that you must do, or something ...
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(Definition ofresidencyandrequirementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The children of members of the armed forces are now exempt from the three-yearresidencyrequirement that is normally needed to qualify for student loans.
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The party won a strong majority of 14 seats, which they used to amend the constitution to reduce theresidencyrequirement.
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Theresidencyrequirementwas increased from two years to six years in the constitution of 1799 and all subsequent constitutions.
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The police and fire unions are against theresidencyrequirement, considering it a matter of personal choice.
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The plan was for her to stay there for a year to fulfill the permanentresidencyrequirement, and go to a university abroad thereafter.
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The minimum voting age is twenty years; voters must satisfy a three-monthresidencyrequirementbefore being allowed to cast a ballot.
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The constitution of 1898 required a longerresidencyrequirementin the state, county, parish, and precinct before voting than did the constitution of 1879.
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Voter registration has aresidencyrequirement, and is used for jury assignments and other government tasks.
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Three council members and the mayor serve on an "at large" basis with no districtresidencyrequirement.
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The tract could be added to an existing homestead claim and had noresidencyrequirement.
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If the newresidencyrequirementwould render the debtor ineligible for any exemption, then the debtor can choose the federal exemptions.
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Theresidencyrequirementis narrowly tailored to these interests.
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There is noresidencyrequirementto belong to the pool but there is an additional cost for non-residents.
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However, the six monthsresidencyrequirementremained, which disenfranchised may people in itinerant occupations.
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In 1890, as the extent of foreign immigration became clear, thisresidencyrequirementwas increased to fourteen years, combined with a stipulation that applicants must be over forty years old.
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Ordinarily, theresidencyrequirementis 10 years.
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If enacted, the bill would require states to offer veterans the in-state tuition price instead of the out-of-state tuition price regardless of whether the veteran met theresidencyrequirement.
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Schools often require a minimum number or percentage of credits be taken at the school to qualify for a diploma from that schoolthis is known as aresidencyrequirement.
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When the university went through a short period of enrollment decline in the early 1990s, it enacted a sophomoreresidencyrequirement, which required second-year students to live in university housing.
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Specifically, a ban on agents at one regional transport office is associated with a high percentage of unqualified drivers overcoming theresidencyrequirementand obtaining licenses at other license offices.
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