qualifying exam

collocation in English

meaningsofqualifyandexam

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qualify
verb
uk
/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈkwɑː.lə.faɪ/
to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve the necessary ...
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exam
noun[C]
uk
/ɪɡˈzæm/us
/ɪɡˈzæm/
a test of a student's knowledge or skill in a particular ...
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(Definition ofqualifyandexamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Instructors who passed a hazard perception test as part of theirqualifyingexamwill be exempt from the assessment.
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To be accepted as registered instructors, applicants must satisfy the registrar that they are of good character and must pass a three-partqualifyingexam.
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Generally, successful completion of thequalifyingexampermits continuance in the graduate program.
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Some institutions require students to pass both a written and an oralqualifyingexam.
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As a new organization, it had two main objectives: establish a nationalqualifyingexam, and establish an accreditation program for nurse anesthesia schools.
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After being passed out in the test examination, which is so crucial being aqualifyingexamto matriculation, the students get together in the school for the last time.
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Yet, he kept the highest standards of knowledge at the qualifying exams.
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Witte was soon overwhelmed with work; he completed his qualifying exams in 1916 but did not return to his dissertation studies until the mid-1920s.
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However, in 1930 she failed to pass her qualifying exams, and for a time, disappeared from the scientific community.
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King takes up law and passes the agency's qualifying exams.
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Eisenhower had been an alternate candidate for the academy, finishing behind another applicant in the qualifying exams, but gained admission after the other man failed a physical examination.
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