single occupancy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsingleandoccupancy
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single
adjective
uk/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
one ...
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occupancy
noun[U]
uk/ˈɒk.jə.pən.si/us/ˈɑː.kjə.pən.si/
someone's use of a room or building for the purposes of living ...
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(Definition ofsingleandoccupancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The certified normal accommodation of prison service establishments is calculated on the basis ofsingleoccupancyof cells.
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However, in general, we are clear that new build should be forsingleoccupancy.
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He said that that was in general largely due to the greater increase insingleoccupancy.
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The strategy includes a policy limiting smoking to designated areas andsingleoccupancyoffices.
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There is a discount for people insingleoccupancyand for students and student nurses.
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Is there a mechanism to deal withsingleoccupancyof larger premises?
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An increasing number of large and not so large houses in our cities are being converted fromsingleoccupancyproperties to flats.
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In the majority of the major employing departments smoking is not allowed insingleoccupancyrooms.
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It would be sad if a fixed ratio were imposed on the double occupancy of bedrooms, as opposed tosingleoccupancy.
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Singleoccupancyhouseholds constitute about one-third of all households.
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The proposal was to use some of the refurbished cells, which differ in size, forsingleoccupancyand some as two-man cells, and the current cell certificates reflect this position.
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The suites include four double occupancy rooms, a triple room, and asingleoccupancyroom.
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First year and second year students to share rooms (double occupancy) whereas from third year onwards, the students havesingleoccupancy.
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