able-bodied people
collocation in Englishmeaningsofable-bodiedandpeople
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able-bodied
adjective
uk/ˌeɪ.bəlˈbɒd.id/us/ˌeɪ.bəlˈbɑː.did/
used to refer to someone who is healthy and has no illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult to do the things that other ...
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people
noun[plural]
uk/ˈpiː.pəl/us/ˈpiː.pəl/
men, women, ...
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(Definition ofable-bodiedandpeoplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They faced higher nutritional stress since the bulk of farming had to be done by a limited number ofable-bodiedpeople.
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I agree that that should be no less a priority than is the training ofable-bodiedpeople.
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They should have the same right asable-bodiedpeopleto exercise their right to vote at a polling station if they so wish.
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Here we get £100 million going to the strong andable-bodiedpeopleof our community.
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There wereable-bodiedpeoplestanding on street corners.
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Able-bodiedpeoplehave been parking in places where they were not allowed to park.
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We know that people with severe disabilities have a better record of attendance at work thanable-bodiedpeople.
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Any organisation employing onlyable-bodiedpeopleafter such a rapid growth would have to pause for a period for consolidation and regrouping.
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Had my friends not been fit,able-bodiedpeople, obtaining that £85 to secure their car's release would have presented considerable difficulties.
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