civilian earnings

collocation in English

meaningsofcivilianandearnings

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civilian
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪl.jən/us
/səˈvɪl.jən/
relating to a person who is not a member of the police or the ...
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earnings
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈɜː.nɪŋz/us
/ˈɝː.nɪŋz/
the amount of money that someone is paid ...
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(Definition ofcivilianandearningsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, unlike regular soldiers, reservists may also claim financial assistance if theircivilianearningsare greater than their military pay.
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If you take the average, it makes a much better showing with the averagecivilianearningsoutside.
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In addition to receiving their military salary; reservists may claim financial assistance if theircivilianearningsare greater than their military pay.
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It is no use making play with whether we shall relate this review to the cost of living orcivilianearnings.
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As we have often argued, they certainly bear relation in total tocivilianearningsbut it is impossible to apply exactly the same principles.
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Civilianearningsdo move normally with the cost of living.
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Financial assistance will be available to a reservist when called out if his military salary should be less than hiscivilianearnings.
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The department's current thoughts are that any scheme of payments would be based on proof ofcivilianearningsup to agreed limits.
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Of course, the most important reason, which has already been stressed, is that the military salary has not kept pace withcivilianearnings.
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Although the rates have not kept pace with the increase incivilianearnings, reservists can additionally claim a hardship award to cover essential outgoings.
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The theory is that forces' pay awards since 1971 should be settled by comparison with a range ofcivilianearnings.
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I hope they will soon be improved to a level approachingcivilianearnings.
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I have read press reports of some doctors being paid £180,000 or £250,000 a year in compensation for loss ofcivilianearningsto make up for the lack of service personnel.
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It would appear from consultation that the proposals to make payments to those whose military salary is below theircivilianearningswill permit reservists to meet their civilian commitments.
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These pay policies have had the inevitable effect of disturbing the normal arrangements for wage determination, including the fixing of the military salary by comparison withcivilianearnings.
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The whole concept of comparability implies that the forces will be one year behindcivilianearnings in any case—in itself a great disadvantage at a time of rapid inflation.
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