career goal

collocation in English

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career
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kəˈrɪər/us
/kəˈrɪr/
having a job or position as part of the career that you are trained for and are normally paid to do, rather than being chosen for it as a member or supporter of a government or ...
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goal
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəʊl/us
/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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(Definition ofcareerandgoalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Julius's earlycareergoalwas to become a doctor, but the family's need for income forced him out of school at the age of twelve.
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Maggie'scareergoalis to become a veterinarian.
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Stra'scareergoalto date is to hang in the game and not let the industry down.
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Healy's truecareergoal, however, was not to be a figure skater, but to become a professional ballet dancer.
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Wilkinson's statedcareergoalis to become a massage therapist or sports announcer.
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Hiscareergoaltotal was 17 from 125 games over 8 seasons.
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At the individual level, personal expectations, career goals and self-perception are important determinants of professional motivation.
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They have their own agendas, career goals and nationalist sentiments.
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As the feeling was generally unclear over career goals, responses to questions on career development tended to reflect participants' beliefs about careers generally, rather than personal ambitions.
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Data were collected through three sources: a survey,careergoalstatements, and interviews.
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He holds the schools single season record for goals scored with 57 and is second withcareergoalscoring with 47.
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Godard also scored his firstcareergoaland finished the year with four points.
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Hiscareergoalwas to be a teacher.
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This goal tied his father'scareergoalmark as well.
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Hazard's firstcareergoalresulted in him becoming the youngest goalscorer in the club's history.
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His initialcareergoalwas to be a professional soldier.
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However, he finished the season on an offensive high that included scoring his 100thcareergoallate in the year.
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Grant also scored his 500thcareergoaland 1000th career point during the season.
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She now plays a forensic scientist, her formercareergoal.
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He scored his firstcareergoalwith his first kick.
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Her initialcareergoalwas to become a clinical neonatologist who studied ways to decrease nosocomial infections in newborn babies.
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He played 121 games, with acareergoaltally of 147 (as of the end of the 2005 season).
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Garofalo once said getting on the radio was an earlycareergoalof hers.
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