entire staff

collocation in English

meaningsofentireandstaff

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entire
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪnˈtaɪər/us
/ɪnˈtaɪr/
whole or complete, with ...
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staff
noun
uk
/stɑːf/us
/stæf/
the group of people who work for ...
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(Definition ofentireandstafffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Not merely the visa issuing staff but theentirestaffwork in extremely cramped conditions.
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I talked to theentirestaffand found out what kind of men they were.
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In our administrative machinery we do not keep theentirestaffas permanent.
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We now have a situation where, once again, anentirestaffis totally demoralised.
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The proposals for transfer imply redundancies for practically theentirestaffand therefore the loss of all that expertise.
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The estimated cost of theentirestafffor the current financial year is £62,000, exclusive of cost of living bonus.
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This is a deeply divisive thing which will have an increasingly serious effect on the morale of theentirestaff.
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There was among theentirestaff—doctors, nurses, administrators, porters, ancillary staff of every kind—a palpable sense of purpose.
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Those factors have permeated and discouraged and, in the end, demoralised almost theentirestaffof the paper.
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Consequently, theentirestaffare valiantly struggling against mounting difficulties in order to maintain a reasonable standard of patient welfare.
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Fairchild subsequently dismissed theentirestaffand overhauled both stations.
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Theentirestaffof all four magazines was let go.
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Hisentirestaffwas sent to concentration camps.
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The massive plans that are in hand can be brought to real fruition only by the wholesale support of theentirestaff.
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Theentirestaffbought shares and today the owner of a single share finds that its value has increased 41 times over.
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The turnaround model required a district to fire theentirestaff(teachers and administrators).
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Theentirestafffrom the rock format remained at the station.
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Many members elected to keep theirentirestaffon payroll in order to continue serving... constituents.
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Nobody on theentirestaffhas talked to me for days.
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He and theentirestaffwere let go after the winless 2008 season.
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Furthermore, theentirestaffsuffered from hunger and extreme poverty during those years.
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Theentirestaffexcept for the morning show were let go.
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In 1987 the tribal government shut down the publication and fired itsentirestaff.
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He makes it a point that theentirestafftreats the patients respectfully and lovingly.
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