staffing ratio

collocation in English

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staffing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈstɑː.fɪŋ/us
/ˈstæf.ɪŋ/
relating to the staff (= employees) of ...
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ratio
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than ...
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(Definition ofstaffingandratiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We do not expect to have both things going on at the same time, an improvedstaffingratioand a higher leaving age.
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The first is by worsening thestaffingratio.
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After all, thestaffingratiois quite high in our universities.
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Ninety-seven out of 113 wards were below the minimumstaffingratio.
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Thestaffingratioin prisons has fallen from 1:4·6 in 1956 to 1:5·1 today.
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He was sent to an institution where there was a very highstaffingratio.
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Nevertheless, that is thestaffingratiothat was given for the circumstances which we know from experience.
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Chapter 5 ends with some forecast of the number of teachers required to increase thestaffingratio.
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Most teaching hospitals have a higherstaffingratio, and there are more nurses per patient.
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It has a worsestaffingratio, as we all know, and a lowerper capitaallowance.
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Then they looked at what the failure to achieve the minimumstaffingratioresulted in with regard to the pattern of nursing care.
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For instance, there is a very highstaffingratioin teaching and specialised units.
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It is crucial that there is a much betterstaffingratio.
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It is sometimes pointed out that ourstaffingratiois better than that of many countries.
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We certainly do need a very much higherstaffingratio.
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We need more ancillary helpers, a betterstaffingratioand so on.
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This type of child has suffered most severely since the war because of the inadequatestaffingratio.
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Because local circumstances vary, however, it is not practicable to lay down a fixedstaffingratio.
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They often require care which involves a highstaffingratio.
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They need highly skilled care and, indeed, a one-to-onestaffingratiois by no means excessive for such youngsters.
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