career prospect
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcareerandprospect
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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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prospect
noun
uk/ˈprɒs.pekt/us/ˈprɑː.spekt/
the possibility that something good might happen in ...
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This is most likely due to the better career prospects available outside the military to people with such educational qualifications.
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Yet this was not a labour market characterized for most people by fixed employment, settled patterns of work or predictable career prospects.
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With regard to performance, the process serves to further develop students' self-re-ective skills that, once they have graduated, are crucial to their career prospects in the profession.
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Here, therefore, is the rub: awareness of high proficiency, ennui, and, as described below, the notion of negligible career prospects trigger an occupational apex or plateau.
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He suggests that worldly motives (career prospects, marriage, escape from difficulties, factional alienation) may sometimes have been relevant, and that for some serial converts jumping ship became a habit.
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Often he changed clubs in order to follow career prospects.
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He was managing director-elect of an office equipment company and had a brightcareerprospectbefore him.
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I should have thought that 10 sheriffdoms would have provided a fairer geographical distribution and a bettercareerprospectfor all concerned.
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What about retraining on re-entry after marriage and motherhood for a resumedcareerprospect?
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Unless there is an opportunity for midwives to develop their knowledge through post-registration courses, midwifery will become a less attractivecareerprospectfor many women.
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It is surely a poorcareerprospectfor these girls that when fully trained they can earn less than £1,000.
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This can have salary andcareerprospectrepercussions later.
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There should be acareerprospectfor a parliamentarian separate from the hope of office.
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Is that not one way of increasing the number of consultants and offering a bettercareerprospectfor those entering into that specialty?
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They will be on station for only a few brief years, and from acareerprospectpoint of view their feet should not stray far from the diplomatic ladder.
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The pool of potential personnel the board had hoped for was indeed created, but the career prospects for these individuals were very narrow.
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Increasingly, students recognise this fact and, in order to enhance their career prospects, they enrol in courses with a language option.
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Older workers were excluded from opportunities to train in the new technologies, which affected their career prospects.
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In the light of our hypotheses, our primary independent variables should proxy legislators' electoral strength, policy incentives on the post office and career prospects.
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If answered straightforwardly, these can inflict damage on a politician's policy objectives, career prospects, and personal reputation.
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In the scientific community, these research institutes have an excellent reputation, and scientists who have held positions there have good career prospects.
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