Collocations withcareer
These are words often used in combination withcareer.
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academic career
Born in 1909, his academic career led to honorary degrees and special events, such as this festschrift for his 80th birthday.
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acting career
He began an acting career, but this was chronically jeopardised by his repeatedly becoming hoarse on stage.
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amateur career
His amateur career was halted by a motorcycle accident in his junior year of high school.
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artistic career
He had passed through his artistic career without suspecting that he was a colour vision defective or any of his fellow students suspecting it.
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athletic career
His college athletic career was not without controversy.
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basketball career
Throughout his youth, and continuing through his college basketball career, he played bass guitar at his father's church.
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brief career
Vivier's later vocal works remain the high points of his tragically brief career.
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brilliant career
His brilliant career was enhanced by his coming into his own as a pioneer plant physiologist.
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budding career
I should have thought, as a layman, that it was kinder to let the chap know at the earliest possible stage of his budding career that such is the fact.
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career advancement
His early career advancement, after acquiring a doctorate in economics in the late 1920s, was unremarkable.
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career ambition
The report focuses on the comparison between career ambition and eventual destination, presenting this in the framework of career identities.
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career aspiration
This led him soon to abandon his initial career aspiration and to engage in newer literature and general education.
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career average
He also possesses the best career average yards per punt return at 15.5 yards per return on 53 returns.
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career choice
Their experiences formed the foundation of a belief which eventually grew so strong that it became a career choice.
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career criminal
We need to ensure that the criminal justice system targets also the career criminal.
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career earnings
Perhaps a clearer way to assess the impact of a pension reform could use ' ' typical ' ' career earnings paths, holding constant overall contributions.
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career exploration
The focus of career counseling is generally on issues such as career exploration, career change, personal career development and other career related issues.
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career goal
Data were collected through three sources: a survey, career goal statements, and interviews.
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career guidance
Others are drawn from diverse fields such as policy studies and career guidance.
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career option
This paper provides a window into an arena of applied work - technology - that is an increasingly common career option for linguists.
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career passing
His career passing stats are 4-7 with two touchdowns.
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career pathway
The suitability of the course related to their choice of career pathway.
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career planning
The flow of information from these computers will enable us to provide a high standard of personnel management and more effective career planning.
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career politician
Behind each career politician stands a regiment of dedicated voluntary party workers.
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career prospect
He was managing director-elect of an office equipment company and had a bright career prospect before him.
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career reception
His longest career reception was of 30 yards.
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career save
He struck out 26 and recorded one career save.
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career scoring
Sembello has spent much of his career scoring music to soundtracks for movies and film, some of which have achieved blockbuster commercial success.
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career total
Her career total of 173 international appearances is the most among female soccer goalkeepers.
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career track
Consequently, the academic career track was changed from an individual promotion path (or tenure track) to a system of fixed positions (formation).
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career victory
In recording her only career victory on firm ground she set a new track record of 56.25.
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chequered career
It has, after all, had a rather chequered career in another place and got off to a false start.
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chosen career
This was hardly a ringing endorsement of their chosen career.
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coaching career
This was to be his longest period in charge of one club, the rest of his coaching career characterised by short tenures in managerial positions.
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college career
That is when he or she begins the training college career.
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collegiate career
He continued playing for the knights throughout his collegiate career and lettered in 1973.
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cycling career
However, during her cycling career she has had some bad luck.
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distinguished career
She enjoyed a distinguished career as physician, biostatistician, and demographer, applying mathematics and statistics to studies in these areas.
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entire career
The interviews also collected information about informal care-giving before 1981, so the entire career of the care-giver was covered.
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football career
His football career was often overshadowed by his even more famous (or infamous) partying and seemingly endless use of drugs.
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four-year career
During his four-year career, he set a team record for kick off return yards of 2,384.
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future career
Most students, across all courses and centres, could see the benefit of their course for their future career.
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illustrious career
It was, as one might expect from one of his distinguished background and illustrious career, quiet but impressive, sincere and effective.
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impressive career
Happily his impressive career is reasonably well documented, and it is certain that his wartime and polar efforts will not be forgotten.
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journalistic career
Three years in the air force, beginning in 1916, interrupted his journalistic career, which again resumed in 1919.
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lengthy career
She served through both world wars under two different names and also had a lengthy career as a civilian fishing trawler.
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lifelong career
I believe that this offer would give teachers, particularly those who make teaching a lifelong career, much better salary prospects than ever before.
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literary career
Consequently, the playwright had to abandon his literary career, and the ban on his play lasted for fourteen years until 1988.
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long career
But was this merely an isolated instance or one example in a long career of so doing?
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lucrative career
Mathews supported himself and his family from investments made during his lucrative career as a licensed surveyor.
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managerial career
It was regarded as a high point of his managerial career. 24.
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modelling career
Her modelling career started at the age of 16 years old.
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musical career
It seems incorrect, however, to judge the improved legal career to be better than the musical career.
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nursing career
We anticipate that there will not be enough people of a certain age going into a nursing career.
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outstanding career
This is due not only to his careful and concise style in presenting material, but more importantly the location in which he developed his outstanding career.
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performing career
He was still taking lessons regularly at this stage, and his performing career was taking off.
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playing career
There is often little or no finance or opportunity for them to continue their career when their playing career comes to an end.
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political career
They not only lose face in the meeting; more importantly, their political career is also adversely affected.
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pro career
His cornea later would be scratched again during his pro career, subsequently causing him to wear goggles for protection.
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productive career
Despite considerable differences of opinion, this shows respect for the composer's long and productive career alongside constant questioning of his operas' lasting value.
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professional career
In these fields the doctorate degree is more or less the final degree before starting a professional career even outside the system of science.
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prolific career
This is a good opportunity to look back over his prolific career in popular music studies.
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promising career
He used his prolonged stay to launch a promising career by gaining experience, polish, and connections.
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racing career
Then for a time he goes into hospital, he comes out, and he resumes his racing career.
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recording career
She would continue her recording career until 1933, leaving us with a total of 160 songs.
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remarkable career
His was a truly remarkable career, and we warmly salute it.
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rewarding career
It is clear that many people still perceive teaching to be an attractive and rewarding career, despite the current dispute.
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satisfying career
Parents in teaching would recommend the profession to their offspring as being a good and satisfying career.
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singing career
After film and theatre, she started a singing career.
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solo career
In the past, he wrote all the songs for his band but never ventured on a solo career.
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subsequent career
Local party organizations recruited and sponsored candidates, ran election campaigns, and directed subsequent career moves among its cadre of politicians.
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successful career
The full account of his career includes telling detail of an often troubled private life that coexisted with his successful career.
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theatrical career
The willing suspension of disbelief was, after all, an important aspect of my theatrical career.
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undergraduate career
The university student is three times as likely to have academic and personal supervision during his undergraduate career.
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varied career
Individuals recognised that teaching might form a small portion of a far more varied career.
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whole career
Some academics go through a whole career without ever finding a passage so ripe for deconstruction.
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writing career
In his lecturing and writing career he was always careful with controversial matters.
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