swimming lesson

collocation in English

meaningsofswimmingandlesson

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swimming
noun[U]
uk
/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈswɪm.ɪŋ/
the activity or sport ...
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lesson
noun[C]
uk
/ˈles.ən/us
/ˈles.ən/
a period of time in which a person is taught about a subject or how to ...
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(Definition ofswimmingandlessonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The kids are going elsewhere, but they have to be out of school for two and a half hours to get a half-hourswimminglesson.
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Dax asked after a recentswimminglesson.
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Ignoring his sisters verbal ripostes, he reminds her to meet him shortly for theirswimminglessonat the swimming pool.
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All year groups from foundation to year 6 have a timetabledswimminglessononce a week.
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Tarwater had his firstswimminglessonat age four.
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Teddy, in explaining his position on death and reincarnation gives a hypothetical example describing a series of events at his upcomingswimminglessonin which a fatality occurs: his own.
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All the children go for their swimming lessons together.
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One may take the case of an authority that is considering a charge perhaps for extra music tuition or swimming lessons.
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In spite of that, many schools and local authorities do not have a requirement to provide swimming lessons, and the level of provision is declining.
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The information on the percentage of children receiving swimming lessons each week is not collected centrally.
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High and low-spending councils have been cutting swimming lessons.
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Sometimes it is only the children in their final year who receive swimming lessons and sometimes it is the top two classes.
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It is no wonder that there are reports of teachers who cannot swim conducting swimming lessons.
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In the meantime swimming lessons for children in the inner city areas are being curtailed.
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It could be argued that it would be better for them to make a contribution rather than have no swimming lessons at all.
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Primary schools are relieved to have fulfilled that part of the national curriculum and, because of other restrictions, they stop providing swimming lessons.
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Will she reinforce her concerns about the need for all primary school pupils to have proper swimming lessons?
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Yet many schools and educational authorities have no requirement at all for their schools to provide swimming lessons—and the level of provision is declining.
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Swimming lessons given to children by schools are relieved from value added tax in the same way as education itself, even if the lessons are charged for.
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In the 1980s, despite the undoubted link between swimming ability and safety, many schools and education authorities had no requirement at all for schools to provide swimming lessons.
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