initial appointment

collocation in English

meaningsofinitialandappointment

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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us
/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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appointment
noun
uk
/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/us
/əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/
a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofinitialandappointmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A follow-up phone call the day after aninitialappointmentis helpful.
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Theinitialappointmentwill be for two years.
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If theinitialappointmentof the authority is working well why should we bring it to an arbitrary end after three years?
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The patient'sinitialappointmentwith a consultant may sometimes result in the case being cleared.
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How long do they have to wait for treatment after aninitialappointment?
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Theinitialappointmentof trustees can be done under the order without consulting local government or anybody else.
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In this case, the family had to wait five months for aninitialappointmentand then for a statement of special educational needs.
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We shall ourselves be following that principle when we put forward those selected forinitialappointment.
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It also envisages that the statement would be provided by the director except in the case of aninitialappointment.
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If theinitialappointmentis working well, there is no good reason to bring it to an arbitrary end after three years.
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All of them had to withdraw their savings in order to pay for aninitialappointment.
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That additional right of redress might arise merely because theinitialappointmentof the commissioners was invalid and might therefore provide some additional cause of action.
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A major problem that has been identified elsewhere in the country and was confirmed by my findings is the increasing difficulty in making aninitialappointmentwith a consultant.
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Aninitialappointmenthas been made.
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It is proposed that theinitialappointmentwill be for one year, during which time a full report will be prepared on the future management of the route.
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Theinitialappointmentwas for a three-year period.
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There is often a strict timeline for application for promotion from assistant to associate professor, most often 5 or 6 years following theinitialappointment.
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Centres give free, generalized, face-to-face legal advice at aninitialappointmentand further specialized advice for people eligible for legal aid.
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After theinitialappointmentof commissioners, the normal term of each commissioner is six years.
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After hisinitialappointmentas an assistant professor of chemical engineering in 1946, he was promoted to associate professor in 1949 and to full professor in 1953.
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