skilled engineer

collocation in English

meaningsofskilledandengineer

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skilled
adjective
uk
/skɪld/us
/skɪld/
having the abilities needed to do an activity or ...
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engineer
noun[C]
uk
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪər/us
/ˌen.dʒɪˈnɪr/
a person whose job is to design or build machines, engines, or electrical equipment, or things such as roads, railways, or bridges, using ...
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(Definition ofskilledandengineerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Askilledengineerhad contracted meningitis abroad and had become totally deaf and lost all his friends.
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That means that we are not training theskilledengineerto provide the services required for the future.
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There are now 5 vacancies for every one craftsman and 3¼ vacancies for everyskilledengineerin this country.
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Let us take the case of askilledengineer, of whom there are many in my constituency, earning, say, £6 a week.
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That, of course, is true in the case of the fullyskilledengineer.
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The agricultural worker to-day is as much askilledengineeras anybody, yet his wages are pounds below those of other engineers.
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That is equivalent to twice the amount that askilledengineerreceives.
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An academic qualification does not turn a pilot overnight into askilledengineeror an accurate navigator.
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It is simply canting humbug to say that to employ askilledengineeron road work appreciably deteriorates his skill.
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He is askilledengineer, yet he was earning about £40 a week.
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The increase was three shillings a week for askilledengineer.
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No one will make me believe that a man who is askilledengineercannot be trained as a bricklayer or a plasterer.
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Although we have a very large number of unemployed, we lack the type ofskilledengineer—the lathe operator, etc.
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Now, we understand he is not askilledengineerwith these qualifications.
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The estimated capitalised value of askilledengineerhas been put down at £10,000.
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In many ways he is askilledengineer.
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My point concerns the average skilled man—theskilledengineer, the skilled miner.
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My admiration for theskilledengineerdoes not diminish with the advance of years.
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That is more than askilledengineergets.
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I know askilledengineerin my constituency who has given his life to engineering but who has dermatitis and is no longer wanted.
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