sporting achievement

collocation in English

meaningsofsportingandachievement

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sporting
adjective
uk
/ˈspɔː.tɪŋ/us
/ˈspɔːrt.ɪŋ/
relating ...
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achievement
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/us
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/
something very good and difficult that you have succeeded ...
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(Definition ofsportingandachievementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We want to encourage young people to higher levels ofsportingachievementboth in inner city areas and elsewhere.
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The second strand picked out by the head was an emphasis onsportingachievement.
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Who can deny that the fall-off in sports and physical exercise in our schools inhibits our ability to attain greatsportingachievement?
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I wished to pay tribute to an outstandingsportingachievement.
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There are the parental links that clubs so readily provide and which are hugely valuable and underpin goodsportingachievementboth in schools and outside.
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What better incentive could they have but to strive for the highestsportingachievementin the world?
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Sportingachievementand academic standards go hand in hand.
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It is also the basis of excellence insportingachievement.
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What we ought to be thinking about is whethersportingachievementand performance can be truly realised in higher education.
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Those are laudable aims, but they are secondary to the pursuit of high standards ofsportingachievement.
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In many walks of life, once a basic level of academic achievement has been delivered,sportingachievement is an effective preparation for work and encourages morale and self-confidence.
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Sport offers an essential democracy and equality of opportunity in terms ofsportingachievement, if we get the preconditions right.
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I believe that sports and physical activity are important, not just forsportingachievementbut also for the health and well-being of so many young people in our nation.
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The school has had a long tradition ofsportingachievementhaving won numerous trophies and produced some fine athletes.
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His cites his greatestsportingachievementthough, as winning his local egg and spoon race!
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The school also has an excellent record ofsportingachievement.
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He described the games as his biggestsportingachievementso far.
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I do want to say however that your performance in the relay was a truly greatsportingachievement.
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The school has been recognised forsportingachievement.
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The award recognizessportingachievementduring the year 2012.
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