shipyard worker

collocation in English

meaningsofshipyardandworker

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shipyard
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃɪp.jɑːd/us
/ˈʃɪp.jɑːrd/
a place where ships are built ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kər/us
/ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
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(Definition ofshipyardandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Is a banker a better person than ashipyardworker?
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Another victim was the wife of ashipyardworker.
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Another contribution was made by a woman whoseshipyardworkerhusband experienced regular bouts of unemployment.
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After all, unemployment is not a problem of theshipyardworker, or the miner alone.
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The best interest of theshipyardworkersurely lies in a healthy economy.
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A friend of mine in my constituency, ashipyardworker, recently died of the disease.
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Theshipyardworkerwas receiving in compensation a certain sum.
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I am talking not only about the low-paidshipyardworker.
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It costs £6,000 a year to keep ashipyardworkerout of work.
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It is economic nonsense to put ashipyardworkerout of work.
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The decision of the independent adjudication authority in relation to a redundantshipyardworkerrelates specifically to that particular worker and his terms of redundancy.
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We should put ourselves in the position of ashipyardworkerlistening to the director of a development company saying that the economy is becoming buoyant.
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I was ashipyardworker.
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Anyshipyardworkeris capable of transferring his affections from the shipbuilding industry to the ship-repairing industry.
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The decision of the independent adjudicating authorities in relation to a redundantshipyardworkerrelates specifically to that particular worker and his terms of redundancy.
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In what respect is this any different from ashipyardworker, miner, teacher, or a dock worker?
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Here is ashipyardworker.
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I began by saying that, first and last, we should consider the plight of theshipyardworker.
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The productivity of theshipyardworkerwent up to a tremendous extent and those who were unemployed as a result had to manage on a meagre unemployment benefit.
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