poor morale
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoorandmorale
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poor
adjective
uk/pɔːr/us/pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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morale
noun[U]
uk/məˈrɑːl/us/məˈrɑːl/
the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or ...
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(Definition ofpoorandmoralefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is a serious risk of disruption to business throughpoormorale, loss of staff, or industrial action.
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Low pay is a cause ofpoormoraleand contributes to all round ineffectiveness.
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The high level of early retirement on health grounds is an indication ofpoormoralewithin the police force.
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That is an almost sure sign ofpoormorale.
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We must continue with that and, in so doing, we shall address another issue:poormorale.
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Plainly there is much discontent among the staff and many previous speakers have talked about thepoormoralethat has developed.
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The problem ofpoormoraleresults partly from the lack of direction in the business.
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I believe that the teachers in this couintry need some help in their present state of doubt andpoormorale.
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The city technology colleges will not improvepoormoralein inner-city schools.
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Thatpoormoraleis not improved by the comments about so-called police reform, which have not been fully explained to the police or the community.
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Genuine problems of numbers, recruitment and conditions also contribute topoormorale.
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He makes precisely my point—that there has beenpoormoralein the public sector.
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He should also be aware that many of them are writing to me to tell me howpoormoraleis within the higher education sector.
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Another development that is contributing topoormoraleis the recent reform of disciplinary procedures in the police.
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I hear from them of the difficulties in funding medical research and thepoormoraleof the people involved in it.
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In exchange, employees used to accept low status, low pay,poormoraleand the dissatisfaction involved in providing a relatively poor service.
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Medical staffing is another source ofpoormorale.
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He gave examples of apparent bad management, generatingpoormoraleamong lecturing staff, and referred to issues of accountability and, of course, funding.
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Another cause ofpoormoraleis allowances—given their complicated nature, we must ensure that, when people move from area to area, they do not suffer as a result.
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The resulting poor communication, the absence of teamwork, the atmosphere of hostility, and thepoormoralecould not, in my view, have been other than detrimental to patient care.
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