supervisory duties
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsupervisoryandduty
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supervisory
adjective
uk/ˌsuː.pəˈvaɪ.zər.i/us/ˌsuː.pɚˈvaɪ.zɚ.i/
having or involving the job of watching a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly, ...
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duty
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈdʒuː.ti/us/ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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(Definition ofsupervisoryanddutyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Each of the three powers appointed a high commissioner to take over the supervisory duties exercised previously by the military governors.
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The powers of the religious judge, the kadi, were extended to include some supervisory duties, such as the policing of guilds and the regulation and control of markets.
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Many are on the sister scale, not because of supervisory duties but because of their clinical expertise and responsibilities.
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These special supervisory duties are often performed in the small hours of the morning with men working under most difficult conditions.
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In each case you have to have a trained nurse for supervisory duties.
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There are seven-day refresher courses, and additional training for those engaged on special or supervisory duties.
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That would specifically debar probation officers from undertaking these supervisory duties.
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Those engaged on supervisory duties are entitled to free school meals.
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Here is a playground where sometimes a paid official, sometimes parents from the surrounding area, man the adventure playground for supervisory duties.
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The supervisory authorities must be informed in order to make their supervisory duties and their task easier.
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Many hundreds fewer civil servants will be required for monitoring and supervisory duties.
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It will be considering those campaigns as a part of its routine supervisory duties.
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One must question whether it is adequate to carry out the planning and supervisory duties—supervision of consultants and contractors.
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Can any of the money be used to pay those carrying out supervisory duties after school?
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He has supervisory duties in lunacy.
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The new grade of senior prison officer is being created to enable principal and chief officers to concentrate more on supervisory duties and to give them a better promotion structure.
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Teachers who carry out supervisory duties during the midday break are entitled to receive a free meal.
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Of the 18 investigators of historic buildings, 15 are engaged full time on re-survey work, the others on supervisory duties and giving advice on individual cases.
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An archpriest is a priest with supervisory duties over a number of parishes.
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Four teachers do supervisory duties in the hostel and live on the premises.
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