limited employment

collocation in English

meaningsoflimitedandemployment

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limited
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈlɪm.ɪ.t̬ɪd/
small in amount ...
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employment
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/us
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
the fact of someone being paid to work for a company ...
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(Definition oflimitedandemploymentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the face of suchlimitedemploymentopportunities, many washed laundry and sold beer from their homes.
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The urban areas languished, however, with rising prices andlimitedemploymentopportunities stirring discontent.
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Limitedemploymentopportunities exacerbate the problems for aspiring archaeologists and museum professionals.
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For example, a boy who does not graduate from high school haslimitedemploymentand further education options.
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But in a depressed economy withlimitedemploymentopportunities relative to the population ready and willing to work, employee commitment could be a temporary response to a tight labour market.
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I have already answered that, so far as thelimitedemploymentin my power is concerned, that is being done.
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In addition, they often have a low skills base and low self-esteem, combined withlimitedemploymentexperience.
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It is not an unusual situation in coal mining areas, but there are verylimitedemploymentopportunities here.
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Now they are virtually imprisoned in the area with onlylimitedemploymentopportunities.
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Pollution, substandard housing, declining infrastructure,limitedemploymentand racial discrimination were notable problems.
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Local services and a few shops providelimitedemployment, but most residents now commute to larger towns.
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Another factor has been the transformation from a manufacturing economy into one based on high technology, leavinglimitedemploymentoptions for lower-skilled workers, particularly males.
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Low educational skills of women directly relate to thelimitedemploymentoptions they have in society.
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The causes of urban poverty are due to thelimitedemploymentopportunities, degraded environment, and bad housing and sanitation.
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As inhabitants of a rural community withlimitedemploymentopportunities, many residents are self-employed, running their own business.
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The insurgency in the valley increases in momentum from this point on, given the consistent failure of democracy andlimitedemploymentopportunities.
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Joi expressed displeasure with thelimitedemploymentoptions to choose from and partly left the show due to this concern.
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Thus, segregation results in minorities clustering in poor neighborhoods that havelimitedemployment, medical care, and educational resources, which is associated with high rates of criminal behavior.
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