lifetime achievement

collocation in English

meaningsoflifetimeandachievement

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lifetime
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/us
/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/
the period of time during which someone lives or ...
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achievement
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/us
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/
something very good and difficult that you have succeeded ...
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The award is sometimes given for a specific work by an author, or it could be awarded forlifetimeachievement.
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In a music career marked by numerouslifetimeachievementawards, he was inducted into the hall in 1987.
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The medal is awarded in recognition of alifetimeachievementin the field of literary translation.
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Originally, there were four categories of induction: performers, non-performers, early influences, andlifetimeachievement.
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But in a country that honors culture so rarely, this annual presentation oflifetimeachievementawards is by default a big deal.
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Lifetimeachievementwinners are selected by a board of advisers and yearly awards are nominated and voted on by the readers of the magazine.
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These include the following categories: training, analysis, acquisition, cross-function (multiple uses), and individual/lifetimeachievement.
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This luncheon honors four outstanding women in community leadership, business leadership,lifetimeachievement, and outstanding achievement.
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The non-air recognition can be for distinguishedlifetimeachievementin production, management, manufacturing or technology.
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Some are annual, some are based onlifetimeachievement.
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Special prizes for best new author andlifetimeachievementwere also awarded.
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During a ceremony to honour her for herlifetimeachievement, while bowing to public on demand she starts singing.
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On occasion, the committee gives an actress an award for "sustainedlifetimeachievement", which is also included below.
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Individual awards focus on accomplishments that range from innovative discoveries by young researchers tolifetimeachievementand influence.
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There is also an annuallifetimeachievementaward for an artist with a distinguished career.
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He has severallifetimeachievementawards for contributions to community, wrestling and football.
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He has won multiple awards for his journalism, including alifetimeachievementaward.
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The award is given forlifetimeachievementand for outstanding contributions to archaeology.
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Hislifetimeachievementof more than 100 patents began here with patents of locks, roller skates, and bicycle pedal mechanisms.
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Thelifetimeachievementcategory remains from the old system.
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The exceptions mostly correspond with thelifetimeachievementcategory, but not quite.
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