low status
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflowandstatus
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low
adjective
uk/ləʊ/us/loʊ/
not measuring much from the base to ...
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status
noun
uk/ˈsteɪ.təs/us/ˈsteɪ.t̬əs/
an accepted or official position, especially in a ...
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(Definition oflowandstatusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflow status
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Elderly widows (29%) were most exposed to inadequate care because of theirlowstatusin their families and among their spouse's kin.
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In a state corporatist regime, thelowstatusof private entrepreneurs inclines them to accept the authority of the government.
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But an early fetus that was removed alive and placed in an artificial uterus would have the samelowstatus.
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The outcome was a vicious circle whereby women's work, perceived aslowstatus, was poorly rewarded and therefore regarded as unimportant.
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The set reveals the interior of a very simple apartment, indicating thelowstatusand traditional origins of the family.
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Still, the dominance of kin relationships in the network oflowstatusadults requires attention.
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In calendar e the feasts of all three saints have equallylowstatus.
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This was treated as a two-level factor:lowstatusemployees (level 1) and others (level 2).
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The creole is still associated mainly with speech, the informal andlowstatus; higher status, generally, adheres to print and to the book.
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They havelowstatusfull-time jobs (in cleaning, maintenance, security, the clothing, textile, footwear and mining industries), or are temporarily employed as contract workers.
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Caring for the elderly carries alowstatus, and aging probably receives too little attention in physician education.
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Furthermore, the learning was affected by the musikdidaktik subject'slowstatuswithin the institutional culture and its external relations to the trainees' practical teaching training.
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Although 25 heroes held a high status rank or occupation, 5 had alowstatusoccupation, and 16 were social outcasts.
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