occupational mobility

collocation in English

meaningsofoccupationalandmobility

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occupational
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌɒk.jəˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl/
us
/ˌɑː.kjəˈpeɪ.ʃən.əl/
relating to or caused by ...
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mobility
noun[U]
uk
/məʊˈbɪl.ə.ti/
us
/moʊˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to move freely or be ...
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(Definition ofoccupationalandmobilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoccupational mobility

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Moreover, retraining also improved the chances foroccupationalmobilityamong the immigrants over time, regardless of their level of occupation.
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Subsidy to employers contributed less to gain inoccupationalmobility, and is significant only for male immigrants.
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Some diseases and personality factors could be significant in affecting intragenerationaloccupationalmobilityand might lead to non-random transfer of the relevant genetic factors from one social class to another.
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Did governmental programmes improve immigrants' chances ofoccupationalmobilitywithin the host society as measured by gains in occupational status over time?
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What is perhaps more important is what is called "occupationalmobility," and it is on that that questions were asked.
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Occupationalmobilityis hampered by the frequent absence of mutual recognition of taxation systems and of transferability of supplementary pension rights.
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Improved training opportunities will facilitateoccupationalmobilityand will allow greater geographical mobility by increasing employment choices for individuals.
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Those problems are not made by the people living in those communities, but are caused by changes in population distribution and new patterns of social andoccupationalmobility.
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When she refers to the increasing number of women who leave their husbands and children because of the greateroccupationalmobilityof women in recent years, one can understand this.
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The concept ofoccupationalmobilityis nonsense.
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Competing requirements of family life limited femaleoccupationalmobility.
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The books impact went far beyond its analyses ofoccupationalmobility.
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The conclusion from this study is that weak ties are an important resource inoccupationalmobility.
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This leads to downwardoccupationalmobilityas re-entry into the labour market with a skilled position becomes difficult upon the end of the contract, and once permanent residency is achieved.
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