I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
climbed the...ladder
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men who climbed the career ladder in the 1980s
moving up the ladder (= getting higher and higher positions )
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He was moving up the ladder , getting experience of command.
rope ladder
the bottom of the ladder/pile/heap (= the lowest position in society, an organization etc )
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Immigrants were at the bottom of the pile.
the career ladder (= the way to higher positions in a career )
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Having children can disturb your progress up the career ladder.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
corporate
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It is no accident that people who are driven to climb corporate ladders have parents who believe ladder climbing is important.
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The more that you let the former influence the corporate ladder , the less effective you and your company will be.
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There are many who rise up the corporate ladder by avoiding such risks.
evolutionary
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Rather than drawing some evolutionary ladder or tree, the best representation is a sort of multi-twigged bush.
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As we descend the evolutionary ladder , our behaviour becomes, increasingly extreme.
social
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The effect of the closures is being felt all the way down the social ladder .
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It is a contradiction which thousands happily go along with because they are keen to advance up the social ladder .
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Elliott and Nancy were next on thirtysomething's social ladder .
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Those at the bottom of the social ladder have already been hit so hard that they have no money at all.
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His ever-so-proper role as financial consultant to the Duchess of York marked the pinnacle of his climb up the social ladder .
■ NOUN
career
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Secondary schools offered more rungs on the career ladder , but the chance of becoming a head teacher was much lower.
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Mentoring is a critical component of career success; neither men nor women can climb the career ladder without it.
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The problem seems to be that many women are having a tough time making their mark higher up the career ladder .
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Instead, they are looking for protection against anything that could disturb their quiet but steady progress up the career ladder .
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By Devoyrah Hogan Women's chances to climb the career ladder have been hard fought for.
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The career ladder is congested; prospects are generally poor and it's easy to get stuck.
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Each career group is in turn divided into four ranks, which constitute a self-contained career ladder .
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The permanent staff would lose the prospect of promotion to the highest rungs of their career ladder .
■ VERB
climb
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He climbs up a ladder and on to the roof.
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Mentoring is a critical component of career success; neither men nor women can climb the career ladder without it.
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When he was tired of swimming he climbed a ladder to the jetty.
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We could climb up the ladder belatedly, but if only we shook off our mental chains like water.
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And most cherish the ability to climb the ladder in their functional silo without taking on bullet-biting responsibility for a specific product.
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Born in a small mining village near Glenrothes, he has climbed the ladder by learning his craft.
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We often speak of climbing the ladder don't we when it comes to the world of work or material success.
descend
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The three headed along the catwalk, descended a rusty ladder on to the dunes of debris.
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As we descend the evolutionary ladder , our behaviour becomes, increasingly extreme.
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He hated leaving her there but he descended the ladder because there was nothing else he could do.
use
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The whole 10' x 4' x 4' unit was dragged across the garden using ladders and chain blocks.
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You made the precarious climb up the side of the bus using a ladder .
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They had to breach the walls at close quarters and then scale them, using ladders and fighting-towers.
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A similar system can be used for ladders .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I got a ladder in my tights.
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Stevens worked his way to the top of the corporate ladder .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As companies view for ever-larger market shares, competition seeps down to the lowliest rung on the ladder .
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Credit card donations: Back on the ladder Stella Bingham First-timers spot bargains as home market moves at last.
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I washed up and climbed the ladder to the attic.
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Ignore the ladder and go to the door just past the policeman.
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It was a trim white house with a ladder leaning against it.
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Right up the sides of them, without a ladder or rope or funny boots.
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She climbed higher and at last managed the difficult transition from the top of the ladder to the edge of the hatch frame.
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The mercer started to direct them as they propped the ladder against the side of the house.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Damn! I've laddered my tights!