chance of advancement

collocation in English

meaningsofchanceandadvancement

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chance
noun
uk
/tʃɑːns/us
/tʃæns/
an occasion that allows something to ...
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advancement
noun[U]
uk
/ədˈvɑːns.mənt/us
/ədˈvæns.mənt/
the development or improvement ...
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(Definition ofchanceandadvancementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They realize that under nationalization thechanceofadvancementgoes.
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They may have a greaterchanceofadvancement.
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It may be said with perfect truth that the labourers in other employments have a very much betterchanceofadvancementthan in the dockyards.
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I understand that the inauguration of the automatic telephone service has made theirchanceofadvancementvery small.
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The reason given in two cases was desire to serve in a city police force, and in the other two cases desire to have a betterchanceofadvancement.
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With little money or connections he had littlechanceofadvancementin the cavalry, so he left and joined the infantry.
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This type of career offered very littlechanceofadvancementand was specifically designed so that women would leave for marriage before their thirties.
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Leborgne saw achanceofadvancementand adventure.
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Henceforth, some teachers shied away from joining the union, fearing that the government might perceive their union membership as support for the opposition, which could compromise their chances of advancement.
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It is not possible in any grade to secure absolutely equal chances of advancement at all times in all departments.
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I am under the impression that the promotions are so few that engineers are disheartened about their chances of advancement.
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I did not mean to harm his chances of advancement in his party.
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