previous post

collocation in English

meaningsofpreviousandpost

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previous
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/us
/ˈpriː.vi.əs/
happening or existing before something or ...
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post
noun
uk
/pəʊst/us
/poʊst/
mainly UK
letters, etc. that are delivered to homes or places ...
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(Definition ofpreviousandpostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, an alternative is that the general manager will be a supernumerary and will be replaced in hispreviouspostby a fresh appointee.
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We had learned a great deal from the experience of thepreviouspost-war period.
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She was wise in that, when she was taken on, she explained to the matron exactly why she had left herpreviouspost.
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This assumes, of course, that he does not get a teaching post which itself has a higher salary than hispreviouspost.
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It is clear that the magnitude of the problems is greater than in anypreviouspost-war unemployment phase.
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Promotions are made only in an acting capacity, and the promoted officer is liable to revert to hispreviouspostat any time.
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I hope his occupation of his new office will be happier than his occupation of hispreviouspost.
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The salary of the post is, however, the same as that of which the officer appointed was already in receipt in hispreviouspost, which is not being filled up.
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As these are new posts and units were previously managed by a unit management team acting collectively, no direct comparison withpreviouspostholders is possible.
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On the scope of safeguarding, the answer is that a teacher is treated exactly as he would have been treated had he remained in hispreviouspost.
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Little is known about her past except that she was a part of the military band in herpreviouspost.
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All trace of apreviouspostmill has disappeared.
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As thepreviouspostsurgeons were an alcoholic and a drug addict a new surgeon is requested who is competent.
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With the failure of the talks he returned to the front and assumed hispreviouspost.
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Prazina and his unit, sent down from theirpreviouspost, were responsible for carrying out the bulk of this operation.
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Thus, incumbents who were previously senators or governors are ' higher quality ' members than those who had not held previous posts.
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In previous posts, he has often shown courage and common sense.
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His previous posts include vice president of the cassation court and general prosecutor.
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