working knowledge

collocation in English

meaningsofworkingandknowledge

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working
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kɪŋ/us
/ˈwɝː.kɪŋ/
relating ...
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knowledge
noun
uk
/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/
understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by ...
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(Definition ofworkingandknowledgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworking knowledge

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Too often, research is undertaken by academics, who do not have aworkingknowledgeof practice.
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For those with aworkingknowledgeof digital audio it is simply an essential reference book.
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As these officials have excellentworkingknowledgeof local homes, their suggestions have been influential.
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In doing so, the operator must be well-trained in robotics, with soundworkingknowledgein mathematical modeling.
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Those who staff these clinics develop a closeworkingknowledgeof these remote communities.
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The best consultant-linguist is first of all a generalist who has a broadworkingknowledgeof linguistics (chapter 1).
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This little harangue should serve notice that all of us who specialize in caring for elderly people need to have a better than averageworkingknowledgeof diabetes.
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Ship surveyors, architects and engineers need to have aworkingknowledgeof them to carry out their duties, but do not, in general, have a comprehensive expert knowledge of them.
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Adjusting the immunization procedure to fit the host's specific immune system demanded considerableworkingknowledgeand expertise.
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Computer-based modelling and management for currentworkingknowledgeevolution support.
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Aworkingknowledgeof basic mathematics will help the reader to gain the most from the text.
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A listing of organizations, persons, publications or topics, divided by primary and secondary documents, may not be particularly helpful to those without aworkingknowledgeof women's history.
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Closer links should be forged between academic researchers and such organisations, especially since the latter have a wealth of knowledge and goodworkingknowledgeof appropriate contacts.
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Many of them have a goodworkingknowledge, but they have not had the opportunity of acquiring modern scientific agricultural knowledge.
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They must have aworkingknowledgeof their local streets.
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There is no written examination and the interview is conducted so as merely to discover whether the person has aworkingknowledgeof the language.
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They are anxieties born not of neurosis, but of aworkingknowledgeof the industry.
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However, financial freedom and responsibility can only be exercised by people who have aworkingknowledgeof the system.
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All will receive training which will be designed to give them a fullworkingknowledgeof the national guidelines and their implications.
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The strings are pulled by the main backers—usually merchant banks—which do not have a greatworkingknowledgeof the railway system.
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