bottom tier

collocation in English

meaningsofbottomandtier

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bottom
noun
uk
/ˈbɒt.əm/us
/ˈbɑː.t̬əm/
the lowest part ...
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tier
noun[C]
uk
/tɪər/us
/tɪr/
one of several layers ...
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(Definition ofbottomandtierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbottom tier

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The control node runs at a slower rate than thebottomtiernodes.
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There could be a much better rationalisation for thebottomtier.
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It is not thebottomtierof local government.
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I agree that they could undoubtedly be a goodbottomtierauthority.
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A group above thebottomtierof incomes suffer considerably.
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Temporary agency working would become an ever-growingbottomtierin a two-tier labour force.
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One thinks of such matters as student loans, tuition charges and universities at thebottomtierteaching and carrying out no research.
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I believe you have to look at it from the point of view of thebottomtierand very especially from the point of view of the employer.
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Thebottomtierof seats would have been retracted and a running track inserted above the pitch.
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Previously, it was the home to away supporters on thebottomtier.
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Glaucilndia is in thebottomtierof municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development.
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Civil parishes form thebottomtierof local government; the parish councils are involved in planning, management of town and parish centres, and promoting tourism.
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Ibiracatu is in thebottomtierof municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development.
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As in multi-level marketing, money is made off of thebottomtierbefore they quit and the emphasis is on recruitment to replenish a new batch ofbottomtierhopefuls.
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Uba is in thebottomtierof municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development.
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After bottling from thebottomtier, they refill thebottomtierfrom the middle tier and the middle tier from the top tier.
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Although explicitly not presented as such, the secondary modern was widely perceived as thebottomtierof the tripartite system.
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Itsbottomtierfeatures open books.
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Lontra is in thebottomtierof municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development.
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Rovers then dropped to 15th in thebottomtierin 197980.
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