female applicant
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffemaleandapplicant
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female
adjective
uk/ˈfiː.meɪl/us/ˈfiː.meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that can give birth to young or ...
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applicant
noun[C]
uk/ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/us/ˈæp.lə.kənt/
a person who formally requests something, especially a job, or to study at a college ...
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(Definition offemaleandapplicantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffemale applicant
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For example, they will not be compelled to accept a male applicant if afemaleapplicantis better qualified or is genuinely needed because of the nature of the work.
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He states the requirements, which he applies equally to male or female applicants, but they favour, by their nature, male applicants.
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Of 195,700 female applicants of 18 years and over, 108,700 were single, 74,400 were married and 12,600 were widows.
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Were the number of applicants as suggested, there would have been, therefore, 51,720 male applicants and 110,400 female applicants for these places.
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No opportunity will be lost of securing the submission of the remaining female applicants on the register, so far as they are suitable.
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The periodical returns furnished by the examiners do not distinguish between male and female applicants.
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Does not this differentiation in the rate constitute an invitation to the female applicants to undercut the standard rate?
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This means that a far higher standard of scholarship is demanded of female applicants.
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There cannot be many small firms which discriminate deliberately against male or female applicants.
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As a matter of principle, we believe that no post should be closed to male or female applicants.
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Female applicants are successful in reaching the merit pool, so why on earth can they not be recruited and their religious affiliation be disregarded?
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In this way it may happen that at times male applicants are signing less frequently than female applicants at the same local office, and vice versa.
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The school also aims to reach 40% female students and has taken several measures to attract more female applicants.
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More women entering fields such as architecture and engineering has led to more female applicants and female enrollment has recently increased.
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The ratio of 20:50 means that the rate of hiring for female applicants is only 40 percent of the rate of hiring for male applicants.
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