professional achievement

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandachievement

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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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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(Definition ofprofessionalandachievementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For several small providers their career satisfaction was closely associated with a sense ofprofessionalachievement.
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The state, we might say, institutionalized a culture of emulation, in careers driven by an ethos of academic andprofessionalachievement.
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In the following analysis, we therefore focus on the respondents' experiences of work itself, the responsibilities associated with managing a care home, and theirprofessionalachievementand development.
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That aspiration may include access to education,professionalachievement, or marriage and family.
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He or she must have shown a creditable interest and activity in his or her curriculum, and give promise of attaining highprofessionalachievement.
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The rate of women'sprofessionalachievementis increasing.
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One organization says that the consolidation reduces the merchant marine officer license, a certificate ofprofessionalachievementand status, into a work permit.
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Inclusion has always been by prominence in public life orprofessionalachievement.
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Offered every two years, the award is based on the criteria of integrity,professionalachievement, service and law reform.
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In search ofprofessionalachievement, she risks everything and immerses her body and soul into singing.
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The majority of the respondents' primary motivations were to meet the needs of older people and to accomplish professional achievements.
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Hersh always said that his greatestprofessionalachievementwas the number of students who passed through his classroom on their way to success in psychology and other fields.
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This not only gives a full account of his professional achievements but also provides personal information.
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An alternative to the cortisol explanation is that self-esteem is the major contributing factor and that the link betweenprofessionalachievementand self-esteem accounts for the health gradient.
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I have a real problem with that approach because many countries simply do not have people with the same professional achievements—accountancy or information technology skills, for example.
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His huge popularity was widely greater than his professional achievements as a fighter.
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He travelled in more than 100 countries as a journalist and received awards from many institutions for his professional achievements.
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It is an attempt to interact with the alumni and maintain the flow of information on their professional achievements.
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Furthermore, it recognizes professional achievements by establishing and administering an accreditation process through which a law enforcement agency can demonstrate that it meets those standards.
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