four-year tenure

collocation in English

meaningsoftenure

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tenure
noun[U]
uk
/ˈten.jər/us
/ˈten.jɚ/
being the legal owner of land, a job, or an official public position, or the period of time during which you ...
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(Definition oftenurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If parent governors are to have afour-yeartenureof office, there will be difficulties.
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When they retire, and after taking into account all expense allowances, they probably net a quarter of a million by the time theirfour-yeartenureof office is over.
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He took responsibility for his rockyfour-yeartenurethere.
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Hisfour-yeartenurein office, however, was generally perceived as a troubled one.
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During itsfour-yeartenure, this government set up a committee to make recommendations on yet another constitution.
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Throughout hisfour-yeartenurehe steadily increased his scoring averages 2.7, 7.4, 10.7, and 17.6 points per game.
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However, he achieved several valuable things in hisfour-yeartenure.
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During herfour-yeartenure, newsroom employment dropped 29%.
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The city's property taxes were not raised during hisfour-yeartenure.
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During theirfour-yeartenurethey had six different managers and compiled a record of 163-337, for a.326 winning percentage.
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During hisfour-yeartenure, he achieved a 68-23 record.
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