chance of promotion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofchanceandpromotion
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chance
noun
uk/tʃɑːns/us/tʃæns/
an occasion that allows something to ...
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promotion
noun
uk/prəˈməʊ.ʃən/us/prəˈmoʊ.ʃən/
activities to ...
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(Definition ofchanceandpromotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They are afraid that if married women are allowed to stay on in employment, thechanceofpromotionwill be less.
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He told me, however, that he had nochanceofpromotion.
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Broadly speaking, the girls who come from the elementary schools have lesschanceofpromotionthan in the case of the men.
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We say that by taking away the watch-keeping duties from the artificer engineer they are being largely deprived of allchanceofpromotion.
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We should never put a man into a position where he has nochanceofpromotion.
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The reason generally given is that men should be pensioned earlier in life, so that the young men can have achanceofpromotion.
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Unlike his fellow civil servants of the future, there is nochanceofpromotion.
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Is it his policy to give the police achanceofpromotion, or is it to bring in outside men for the highest?
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In such a force there is so littlechanceofpromotionthat you cannot get the best men.
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A constable can see littlechanceofpromotion, and he will resign forthwith.
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Most of them were absent on the maxim that thechanceofpromotionis the better part of valour.
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Certainly, the police are given everychanceofpromotion.
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Would that general retain his office or have anychanceofpromotionafter that speech?
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But also they lost thechanceofpromotion.
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The answer is that there is no enthusiasm and not muchchanceofpromotionup the religious ladder.
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There is nochanceofpromotionnow under this system of appointment by the general commissioners.
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They have little or nochanceofpromotion, and nowhere else to go.
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It became important only five days before it took place, because the club was in with achanceofpromotionfrom the second division.
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It seems clear, therefore, that theirchanceofpromotionbefore reaching the retiring age of 53 is very slender.
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There is, therefore, a betterchanceofpromotionfrom colonel to general.
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I am told there is nochanceofpromotion, there are miserable pensions and allowances and there are no special grants for specialised service.
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Apparently, there is rarely any practicalchanceofpromotionfor them.
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I am sure it will lead to greater efficiency and a greaterchanceofpromotionfor the younger men.
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