leisure activity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofleisureandactivity
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leisure
noun[U]
uk/ˈleʒ.ər/us/ˈliː.ʒɚ/
the time when you are not working or doing ...
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activity
noun
uk/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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(Definition ofleisureandactivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofleisure activity
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The ' oldest old ' are not often included in social surveys, and studies of theirleisureactivityparticipation are hard to find.
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The second analysis examined the effect of work and work activity on home andleisureactivity.
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Secondly, an unexpected result is that older men were more likely to participate in four categories ofleisureactivitythan older women.
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Although all the regression models were significant, the explained variance varied greatly by the type ofleisureactivity.
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Leisureactivityincluded sports, games and other exercises.
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Lack of time and tiredness after work may be the reasons why older workers are less likely to participate inleisureactivity.
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Change inleisureactivitywas assessed from questionnaires administered at baseline and 12-14 years later.
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The percentage who achieved either of the recommendations outside work decreased only slightly, andleisureactivitystayed around 15 per cent.
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Leisureactivity, life satisfaction and perceived health status in older adults.
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The challenge is to deviseleisureactivityprogrammes that overcome the barriers preventing older adults' participation.
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In addition, employers attempted to make the workplace a focus for social andleisureactivity.
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Gender was also significantly associated with four types ofleisureactivity.
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Turning to the respondents' financial situation, being ' on welfare ' was significantly associated with five types ofleisureactivity.
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Ravers who were considered to be 'at risk youth' were absorbed into a normalising order as rave morphed into a state-sanctionedleisureactivity.
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Furthermore, participants might have had varied perceptions on which activities were to be considered "caregiving" versus an enjoyableleisureactivity.
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In this situation, gossip acted not only as the work of social regulation but also as a fragmentedleisureactivity(pp. 57 and 74).
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The current interest in shopping as aleisureactivitymay well have inspired a small flurry of theses addressing the retailing functions of cities.
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Lastly, education and living alone were significantly related to several types ofleisureactivityalthough the relationships were more complicated.
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