rank of sergeant
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrankandsergeant
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rank
noun
uk/ræŋk/us/ræŋk/
a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person ...
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sergeant
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɑː.dʒənt/us/ˈsɑːr.dʒənt/
a soldier of ...
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(Definition ofrankandsergeantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Possibly a policeman with therankofsergeantor above could be made responsible for what could be a very tricky job.
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I cannot for the life of me see why this scheme is limited to men of therankofsergeantand under.
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I agree with that the custody officer should generally hold therankofsergeant, but the question is how closely one pins that down.
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They are entitled to the same kind of assistance as is given freely to men up to therankofsergeant.
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It is clear that if the officer concerned is of therankofsergeantor below, he should be in uniform.
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How many of them were even below therankofsergeantor equivalent in one of the other services?
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They were anxious about the manpower implications of creating posts of custody officer, generally of therankofsergeant, at the majority of police stations.
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If they reach the necessary standard on completion of the normal course, they are re mustered to their new trade in therankofsergeant.
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For officers, and for airmen of therankofsergeantand above, the normal age limit is 50 years.
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This airman voluntarily relinquished therankofsergeantfor personal reasons.
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I had many hesitations about passing him out as an education instructor, as that carried with it therankofsergeant.
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This consolidation will enable the pay rates of soldiers under therankofsergeantto be represented in an easy tabular form, easy to understand.
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He arrived at therankofsergeantin 1913, after ten years' service.
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No officer may be appointed a custody officer unless he is of at least therankofsergeant.
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Everybody in that formation above therankofsergeanthas been so treated.
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There is no record that he was at any time promoted to the substantiverankofsergeant.
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One force holds examinations which qualify special constables for promotion to therankofsergeant.
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In his ninth year, when he could be promoted to therankofsergeant, a man could claim to re-engage.
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Very few such men would have reached therankofsergeantor above; the numbers must be extremely small.
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