tenure of office
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftenureandoffice
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tenure
noun[U]
uk/ˈten.jər/us/ˈten.jɚ/
being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which you ...
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office
noun
uk/ˈɒf.ɪs/us/ˈɑː.fɪs/
a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or ...
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(Definition oftenureandofficefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Venn was a missionary strategist of the first order and his longtenureofofficeprovided stability and continuity to the missionary lobby.
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Could he share with us his priorities during histenureofoffice?
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We all join in wishing him good health during histenureofoffice.
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We have discussed this subject during mytenureofoffice.
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Theirtenureofofficeis by no means secure.
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Throughout histenureofofficehis economic policy has been neither firm nor fair.
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I regard histenureofofficeas by no means certain.
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During mytenureofofficewe added £20 million and made it £140 million.
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That was the period originally fixed for histenureofoffice.
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We look forward with great interest and great expectancy to histenureofoffice.
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No responsible government can be, or is likely to be, popular throughout theirtenureofoffice.
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If parent governors are to have a four-yeartenureofoffice, there will be difficulties.
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The present chairman'stenureofofficeexpires at the end of this year.
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He has been patient, painstaking and hardworking in histenureofoffice.
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We are not complaining about that at this stage in histenureofoffice.
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I cannot say that we wish him to have a longtenureofoffice.
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The figures show that the averagetenureofofficeis four years since 1832.
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The agricultural worker, almost exclusively, has a week'stenureofoffice.
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He completed a successfultenureofofficelast month.
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There is nothing to specify the officer's competence, age, training, physical capacity ortenureofoffice.
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