key personnel
collocation in Englishmeaningsofkeyandpersonnel
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key
adjective
uk/kiː/us/kiː/
very important and having a lot of influence on other people ...
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personnel
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˌpɜː.sənˈel/us/ˌpɝː.sənˈel/
the people who are employed in a company, organization, or one of the ...
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(Definition ofkeyandpersonnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The management have institutionalised the music provision through systematic financing and the designation ofkeypersonnelwith responsibilities for ensuring the music programme.
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Interviewees were eitherkeypersonnelat the various local centres or local people suggested by them, thus gaining views from different sections of the community.
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Others consultkeypersonnelwithin their community who also may be ill-equipped to give constructive help.
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This support includes airlifts, truck convoys and provision ofkeypersonnel.
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I am talking about the earmarking ofkeypersonnel.
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Previously a vessel's safety and pollution prevention capabilities were judged primarily on the condition of the ship, provision of equipment, and certification ofkeypersonnel.
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It has to be remembered that industry cannot spare its top managers andkeypersonnelfor lengthy courses.
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They were thekeypersonnelon the technical side.
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In small firms with under 20 employees, the loss of a fewkeypersonnelwill often have a profound effect on profitability.
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There is a shortage ofkeypersonneland a need for technical assistance.
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This is common forkeypersonnelin any industrial concern.
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There is concern about shortages and the failure to recruit somekeypersonnel, particularly pilots—where the standard is very high—enginers, and so on.
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Theirkeypersonnelare scattered throughout the world, subsisting in impoverished exiled communities.
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Companies require an extraordinary combination of skills in their managers andkeypersonnel.
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These plans naturally provide forkeypersonnelto be posted in those controls if an emergency should arise, but only thosekeypersonnel.
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Are there plans in existence for the instant dispersal ofkeypersonnelin the event of emergency?
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In general, these plans provide forkeypersonnelto be alerted on receipt of a warning four hours in advance of likely flooding.
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There has also been a loss ofkeypersonneland an increase in turnover.
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It is a losing battle to attract and retain thesekeypersonnel.
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