principal occupation

collocation in English

meaningsofprincipalandoccupation

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principal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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occupation
noun
uk
/ˌɒk.jəˈpeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.kjəˈpeɪ.ʃən/
a ...
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(Definition ofprincipalandoccupationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theprincipaloccupationof the people is farming; fishing is only practised at certain seasons of the year.
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Theprincipaloccupationis agriculture carried out on many small-holdings and on a few large estates.
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In many cases the workman'sprincipaloccupationwill be clear from the nature of the occupation which he holds himself out as following.
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Myprincipaloccupationhas been an involvement in training, with young people in particular.
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Someone who retires from hisprincipaloccupationbetween the ages of 55 and 60 will be active for another 30 years.
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Ourprincipaloccupationis no longer the manufacture of war material.
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There is no doubt that mainline food production will always be theprincipaloccupationof farmers in this country.
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That would be subsidiary employment, because hisprincipaloccupationis on his own farm.
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In the local authority areas where theprincipaloccupationis catering for tourists, those employed in that industry are usually well represented on the local authority.
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Theirprincipaloccupationappears to be to get up disputes with each other—some of a rather serious nature, and this happens to be one of these cases.
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This should be ourprincipaloccupation.
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Theprincipaloccupationof grandparents seems to be to make the behaviour of their grandchildren less tolerable for their parents before sending them home to their parents.
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Farming is the secondprincipaloccupation, with the main crops being grapes, almonds, figs, olives, and tomatoes, along with wheat and corn.
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While lead mining diminished, agriculture became aprincipaloccupationin the southern half of the state.
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It is known for its fertile pasturelands which lends itself well to itsprincipaloccupationof sheep and camel herding.
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Theprincipaloccupationof the village is farming; main crops include cotton, pulses, soyabean.
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Theprincipaloccupationof its inhabitants is cattle-raising.
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With the decline of the mining industry, farming remained theprincipaloccupation.
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Farming was theprincipaloccupationin the earliest days.
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The leprechaun is said to be a solitary creature, whoseprincipaloccupationis making and mending shoes, and who enjoys practical jokes.
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