job opportunity

collocation in English

meaningsofjobandopportunity

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job
noun
uk
/dʒɒb/us
/dʒɑːb/
the regular work that a person does to ...
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opportunity
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/us
/ˌɑː.pɚˈtuː.nə.t̬i/
an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of ...
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(Definition ofjobandopportunityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjob opportunity

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Able-bodied family heads, with some exceptions, would be required to accept a "training or suitablejobopportunity," or lose their portion of the family's grant.
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Employment as a servant was the onlyjobopportunityavailable to them in this rural society.
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The issue is not about the existing investment but the extent to which we can attract further investment and furtherjobopportunityin this country.
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Many other factors, apart from changes in tenancy, have led to that massive loss ofjobopportunity.
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We therefore stand ready to help spread the good word aboutjobopportunitycompanies.
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That agency creates ajobopportunityfor about £40 rather than the £4,000 or £40,000 per job in other schemes.
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The people who were breeding beef in these less favoured areas are living in districts where virtually nojobopportunityis available.
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The further one is away from the centre, the lessjobopportunitythere is in the more peripheral areas.
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I come to the question ofjobopportunity.
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That is another argument for dealing with this category of people separately and for not wrapping them up with those who create ajobopportunity.
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I began by talking of the job andjobopportunitydestruction that has resulted from this legislation.
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But likewise, nobody should be forced, out of necessity, out of poverty, to take up ajobopportunitythat is not suitable for them.
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It means that people will think twice before deciding to take ajobopportunity.
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He must be able to follow up any suitablejobopportunitywithout delay.
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Therefore, that would havejobopportunityand employment implications of the kind that my noble friend has mentioned.
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This is a splendid opportunity for our young people to take up a new and what will be a growingjobopportunity.
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