Collocations withtenure
These are words often used in combination withtenure.
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brief tenure
I certainly hope that he will have a very distinguished and brief tenure of office.
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four-year tenure
If parent governors are to have a four-year tenure of office, there will be difficulties.
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length of tenure
Thus, length of tenure must be some indicator of performance.
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life tenure
The reform of article 94 replaced the original system of life tenure by one of fixed tenure of six years, coinciding with the presidential term.
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long tenure
The simultaneous fulfilment of both requirements, a long tenure of presidents and a short tenure of key government members, therefore suggests a neopatrimonial power concentration.
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short tenure
Short tenure among workers thus compounded arsenal managers' apprehension.
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tenure of office
Venn was a missionary strategist of the first order and his long tenure of office provided stability and continuity to the missionary lobby.
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