state exam

collocation in English

meaningsofstateandexam

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state
adjective[before noun]
uk
/steɪt/us
/steɪt/
provided, created, or done by the state (= government of ...
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exam
noun[C]
uk
/ɪɡˈzæm/us
/ɪɡˈzæm/
a test of a student's knowledge or skill in a particular ...
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(Definition ofstateandexamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As high school juniors, they were preparing for thestateexamthat grants access to college.
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It reflects the close linkage between the existence of litigation masters and thestateexamsystem.
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As long as thestateexamsystem and the custom of hiring private secretaries existed, litigation masters continued to appear, to meet an ever growing demand for their services.
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Several states require passage of astateexamas well.
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Applicants must pass a competitivestateexam, astateexamwith contest of merits, or a contest of merits.
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He graduated with the firststateexamin 1973 and the second in 1976.
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Commonly more course work and a broker'sstateexamon real estate law must be passed.
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Upon returning home, he passed thestateexamfor structural engineering.
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He took his firststateexamin 1969, followed by the second one in 1973.
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She graduated from a university there, passed thestateexamfor the mathematics teacher.
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She placed first and later second on herstateexamfor a high school teaching position; "inter alia" in biology in 1936.
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He took his first legalstateexamin 1950, the second in 1953, and earned his doctorate ("doctor juris") in 1955.
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After every single stage, students are required to pass astateexam.
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But they still need the officialstateexamto get the registration.
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Biolek worked as a lawyer in his father's office and passed the secondstateexam.
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After successful completion of the secondstateexam, admission to the bar is completed, and the individual is authorized to practice as a lawyer, judge or state prosecutor.
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Astateexamis required.
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To obtain a real estate license, the candidate must take specific coursework (of between 40 and 90 hours) and pass astateexamon real estate law and practice.
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The legal education is controlled through state universities and state exams.
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Only a very tiny percentage of them were able to pass the highest state exams, and the majority who failed could not live on the incomes they earned as tutors.
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