cleaning staff

collocation in English

meaningsofcleaningandstaff

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cleaning
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkliː.nɪŋ/us
/ˈkliː.nɪŋ/
the activity of removing the dirt from things and places, especially in ...
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staff
noun
uk
/stɑːf/us
/stæf/
the group of people who work for ...
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(Definition ofcleaningandstafffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This necessitated additional messenger andcleaningstaff.
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Manycleaningstaffhave been cut.
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Expenditure oncleaningstaffis included within this category.
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These indicate when it is convenient forcleaningstaffto enter or, conversely, when guests do not wish their privacy to be disturbed.
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For that reason, the existingcleaningstaffhas had a security clearance before being employed.
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At each date there was in addition acleaningstaffof 64.
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We must examine other aspects of school life, such as schoolcleaningstaff.
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Thecleaningstaffarrives and lets the group out.
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Many establishments, which formerly employedcleaningstaffdirectly, now hire contract cleaning companies—presumably to save costs.
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The number of staff employed, excluding messengerial andcleaningstaff, is 65 full-time and two part-time.
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We must bring back directly employedcleaningstaffunder the supervision of ward sisters and senior nurses.
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On the contrary, we send women of thecleaningstaffin overalls, to sweep up the carpets.
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All workers in a health care setting are at risk—nurses, doctors, midwives, phlebotomists,cleaningstaff, portering staff, domestic staff, ambulance staff, community nurses and therapists.
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I am not talking about cleaners in the engine sheds but those carriagecleaningstaffwho clean the coaches for passenger use.
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The school has 484 pupils and the staff consists of 22 teachers, 10 technical instructors and 41 administrative, domestic andcleaningstaff.
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I do not think that it is a reasonable reward for the effort and loyalty of thecleaningstaffwhich has now been made redundant.
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No customers were aboard, and only minor injuries to the operators andcleaningstaffwere reported.
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It is important in a flex space environment to have a strongcleaningstaff.
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With the addition of supervisory, school meals, facilities management andcleaningstaffthe school employs 160 people.
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There are many other white-collar workers working in a hospital; for example, the manager of thecleaningstaff, the manager of the catering staff or the manager of the boilerhouse.
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In those places, everybody can turn into a photographer, from doctors, nurses, psychologists andcleaningstaffto patients and their families.
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