probationary period
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprobationaryandperiod
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probationary
adjective
uk/prəˈbeɪ.ʃən.ər.i/us/proʊˈbeɪ.ʃən.er.i/
relating to a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent ...
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period
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofprobationaryandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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All workers have aprobationaryperiod.
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They can go on aprobationaryperiod.
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Aprobationaryperiodis an interesting idea.
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Theprobationaryperiodvaries greatly in quality.
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We might give them aprobationaryperiod.
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That is before the three months'probationaryperiod?
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What is the need for thisprobationaryperiod?
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The amendment concerns aprobationaryperiodof 12 months.
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During theirprobationaryperiod, 75 men and four women resigned.
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That really amounts to extending theprobationaryperiod.
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Who would determine when theprobationaryperiodwas over?
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The first was that aprobationaryperiodwas imposed.
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It is not about gumming up theprobationaryperiod.
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Therefore, why was she required to undergo aprobationaryperiod?
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That is rather different from a six-monthprobationaryperiod.
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I have always opposed theprobationaryperiodon marriage.
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There is usually aprobationaryperiodof three months.
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We are not against the 12 months'probationaryperiod.
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I am told that is only for aprobationaryperiod, but it very often happens that theprobationaryperiodextends into the year.
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Is not the consent consequently given before theprobationaryperiodhas even started, or at any rate at a very early stage in theprobationaryperiod?
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Of the latter, an unspecified number would become full members after aprobationaryperiod(usually of three months) had been served.
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Newly qualified drivers were to carry a distinguishing mark on their vehicles for aprobationaryperiod.
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We have received no representations concerning the value of aprobationaryperiodfor nurses.
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I find myself in complete disagreement with him in regard to aprobationaryperiodfor judges.
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He said that unestablished service was something in the nature of aprobationaryperiod.
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