I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a committee/staff/board etc meeting
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A staff meeting will be held at 3 p.m.
a committee/staff/family etc member
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Close friendships developed between crew members on the ship.
a member of a committee/of staff etc
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All members of staff attend regular training sessions.
a staff exchange
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The staff exchange programme allows the company to share personnel with partner institutions abroad.
a staff member
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He became a staff member of the Institute in 2002.
a staff shortage (= a shortage of people to work at a particular business )
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The company blamed staff shortages for the delays.
a staff vacancy
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Other officers are working overtime because of staff vacancies.
administrative staff/duties/job etc
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the administrative costs of health care systems
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an administrative assistant
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staff who provide technical and administrative support to the college
ambulance staff/crew/worker
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The ambulance crew removed him from the wreckage.
chief of staff
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the White House chief of staff
clinic staff
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Clinic staff are hopeful that Stephen will make a full recovery.
department staff (= people working in a department )
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All department staff will be affected by the new working hours.
full-time staff/student etc
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They’re looking for full-time staff at the library.
general staff
ground staff
job/staff cuts
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There have been falling sales and job cuts at the newspaper.
maintenance crew/man/staff (= someone who looks after buildings and equipment for a school or company )
office staff/workers/equipment etc
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Office staff need well-designed desks and chairs.
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the increased demand for office space
security staff
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Teams of security staff guard the laboratory.
senior staff
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Some senior staff criticized the headteacher's behaviour.
shed jobs/workers/staff etc
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The bank continued to shed workers.
staff nurse
staff officer
staff sergeant
staff training
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Insufficient priority is given to staff training.
staff/labour turnover
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a high degree of labour turnover among women
staff/team morale
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Positive feedback is good for staff morale.
staff/union/company etc rep
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You need to speak to the students’ rep.
the library staff
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If you have problems finding a book, ask a member of the library staff.
the teaching staff (= the teachers at a school, college etc )
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She attended a girls' school where all the teaching staff were women.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
academic
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Similar one-day workshops for new part-time academic staff were piloted in June.
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Perhaps the relationship between academic staff and student is essentially different so that regulation is required.
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Retirement of members of the academic and academic-related staff of the university.
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The main problem that Ash foresees is among the younger academic staff .
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Some of the respondents to our academic staff survey clearly believed that discrimination in higher education was widespread.
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It needs to be recast, so that it extends beyond academic staff to embrace the student body.
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Our relations are more adult and friendly than those of many academic staff rooms that I have seen.
administrative
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Evaluations of policies are conducted through research and expert analysis supported by the Presidium's administrative staff .
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The team has control over virtually everything, from maintenance of the building to the curriculum to the hiring of administrative staff .
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Vacancies for administrative staff are currently 5.3 percent.
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It was this clientele which Hunter and his administrative staff took on in Tucson, in January 1994.
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Kim runs the centre from day to day, recruiting, training and developing the administrative staff .
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His recommendation was that a commanding officer be appointed with an administrative staff .
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Removal of members of the teaching research and administrative staff and vacation of office. 1.
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The expansion of the police administrative staff guaranteed a faster route to the top for those who were drafted in as clerks.
general
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Three days previously he had abolished the post of chief of general staff , held by Vice-Adml.
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Yet the general staff of overseers is small, only about 40 employees, supplemented by local officials in 94 judicial districts.
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Strategic decisions are kept separate, and are decided by the chief executive assisted by a small general office staff .
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Valery Manilov, deputy chief of the general staff .
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Anatoly Kvashnin, chief of the general staff , to cut spending on the nuclear arsenal.
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Its rear legs have joined the general staff , who are all in discussion with their backs towards me.
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The general staff is unhappy and the squaddies disgruntled, but no more than that.
medical
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Futility and anticipation of poor quality of life were the reasons most frequently cited by medical staff .
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Other events, such as those that follow, are avoidable with cooperation be-tween the parents and the medical staff .
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Certain toxic syndromes indicating a specific substance may become familiar to medical staff owing to frequent local abuse.
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And the medical staff has been augmented with an orthopedic and vascular surgeon.
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We will continue to encourage the involvement of doctors and other medical staff in the management of services.
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It upset both nursing and medical staff .
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Arguments in favour of a more substantial increase in the supply of medical staff come from several sources.
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The allocation of annual leave to nurses should take account of the intentions of senior medical staff .
nursing
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Not every hospital has the resources or the skilled nursing staff to see to the special needs of many of these patients.
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Already another member of the nursing staff has enrolled in the 1993/94 course.
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Until then Darlington Health Authority has given one member of nursing staff extra training in diabetic problems.
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Also in many hospitals there is an overlap of nursing staff in the afternoon.
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It upset both nursing and medical staff .
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All of these cuts in the main affect ancillary and nursing staff .
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The dispute led to mass resignations among the nursing staff and the closure of the 70-bed unit for two months last year.
other
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What support is available to you from tutors and other staff ?
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She is highly computer-literate, and good at explaining the use of the system to other staff and to our Library users.
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Managers also receive a removal grant of £1290 and other staff receive £1135.
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Moreover, management issues do arise naturally when clinicians work together in teams, perhaps with nurses and other professional staff .
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Facilitator to other staff to enable them to undertake initiatives..
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Myself, Private Boyd or one of the other staff will be here and it is up to you to register with them.
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Confidentiality is assured, unless the interviewee requests the Welfare Officer to liaise with line or other management staff .
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Like other staff , they enter into the discussions and decision-making which surround their work.
professional
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The recommended salary scale for bureaux managers is pegged to local authority rates for professional staff .
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Unruh helped put a measure on the 1966 ballot that created a full-time Legislature with a professional staff .
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We have sheltered accommodation, with understanding professional staff , for blind men and women who are unable to look after themselves.
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Also, the number of professional staff as opposed to number crunchers, has increased.
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Semi-skilled and unskilled workers were more willing to relocate than management and professional staff .
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Sub-regional specialties were strongly favoured by professional care staff if not by members or managers within the authorities.
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Among other services to members is a helpline, professional support staff and information and education resources.
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Most counties carry a professional playing staff sufficient to fill two full elevens plus a few to cover for injuries.
senior
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Luncheon in the Court room for senior staff and guests followed the official opening ceremony.
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Next weekend, Clinton will hold a retreat for Cabinet secretaries and senior staff at Camp David.
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I shall want one of the senior staff in each department while the search is going on.
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Kaden, too, and a couple of other senior staff at Haunstetten.
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The conference was being arranged for the Founders and regional activists to meet the newly arriving senior staff .
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It is likely that the early stages of all procedures will rest with the headteacher and other senior staff in school.
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Selection of quotations for which entries are needed and sorting into senses by senior staff .
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Sub-editing of entries by senior staff .
■ NOUN
development
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It is worth looking at short- and medium-term goals for staff development and asking the same questions.
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In addition, Eastin recommends improved teacher training and staff development .
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What can be done to ensure that the staff development needs of health education co-ordinators are met?
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Materials in the center are organized into three distinct categories: reference, child-use, and staff development .
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As will all aspects of the Development Programme we are always glad to receive suggestions on appropriate staff development activities.
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There is already a strong commitment to developing expert practitioners in Medway, as demonstrated by the appointment of staff development officers.
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It is expected that the staff development programmes will be improved and extended still further. 2.3.
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The HMIs' severest criticisms are about lack of staff development and opportunities for updating of knowledge.
examiner
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A friend on the Examiner staff sent a supply of Combat by express mail.
hospital
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The hospital staff wouldn't thank him for provoking another.
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I always suspect that the proverbial gratitude which patients express to hospital staff is really gratitude for having got out alive!
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Most people consider elimination to be a very private bodily function and therefore find it an embarrassing subject to discuss with hospital staff .
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Some of the hospital staff distributed biscuits and rice, but the charnel-house smell was so strong that few were hungry.
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The cash was raised by hospital staff .
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It may be difficult for hospital staff to remember this because they are familiar with the environment and routines.
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It was his mental state which put the wind up the hospital staff .
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The hospital staff I spoke to were almost without exception complacent on the subject of interpreters.
library
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The Edinburgh library staff would like to remind users that there are still books on loan under the old manual system.
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Although many readers discuss their reading habits and wants with the library staff , an even larger number do not.
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They can be used by people too shy to ask questions of the library staff .
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Begin by querying the library staff .
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Together with other Library staff , responsibility for reader assistance and help with enquiries. 12.
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Photocopying for library staff and for other approved users. 9.
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All four heads took the unprompted view that there was a desperate need for professional library staff in secondary schools.
meeting
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There are quite often meetings in here in the mornings, staff meetings or personal meetings of one sort or another.
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Top staff meetings at the White House and in the various agencies and departments are devoted to getting puff pieces written.
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Mandy, Mrs Foster has called a staff meeting .
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Both the 6: 30 staff meetings and the WSOAs proved extremely unpopular.
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Review the staff meetings schedule to make sure everyone is able to attend regularly.
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Get rapid responses to queries people raise in their staff meetings .
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The earlier staff meeting had shown that journalists would not work under Sutton.
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The weekly staff meeting is where the message that marketing is a priority is hammered home.
member
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Every staff member who leaves, retires or ceases their employment of the Bank, should be replaced by a full-time official.
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In 1979, Courtney Pace retired after thirty-five years as a staff member for former senator James Eastland.
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It involves presentations to staff and parents, setting up exhibitions and holding meetings with key staff members .
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So are his mostly scripted comments in public settings and his reliance on veteran staff members for guidance.
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But some staff members have at one point expressed sympathy for a Valley secession.
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How it got to this point is there was an investigation of a staff member abusing a child.
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Nevertheless, no amount of sterile packs and antiseptic agents will protect a patient from a staff member who has contaminated hands.
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Perquisites are a key part of the White House, and staff members measure their importance by them.
nurse
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A typical staff nurse earns £10,800-£12,400 a year.
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Only a Sister in her sixties, and two staff nurses were on duty in reception.
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She's one of our staff nurses .
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Responsibility for changing this and keeping information up to date can be delegated to a staff nurse or senior student.
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With the staff nurse on Rainbow.
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It might have been the ward sister or the staff nurse .
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I could really go for him in a big way, but he's going steady with the staff nurse on Rainbow.
office
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It was handy since it opened directly on to the parking slots for office staff , much prized and intrigued over.
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You then approved the decision to terminate the Travel Office staff ....
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The office staff even have to share staples.
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The box office staff stopped taking reservations the morning the reviews were published, for the engagement was quickly sold out.
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Officials are sending out information packs to 4000 firms in the area, mostly employing office staff .
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The willingness to thin the office staff without let or hindrance.
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Needing some one to supervise his office staff and to act as his secretary, he advertised and she applied for the job.
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Employment agencies Employment agencies used to be only for domestic and office staff .
officer
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The result was that the influence of the staff officers naturally became very great.
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Then she became Bishop Owen's secretary and driver and staff officer .
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This did not mean, however, that staff officers trespassed on the authority of their superiors.
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Michael Skinner was a brilliant staff officer , with the great advantage of personal and successful experience in the field.
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Richard doesn't have the manners to be a staff officer .
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Admiral Ugaki promptly instructed subordinate staff officers to make a detailed study of the practicability of his plan.
room
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Is the meeting held in the informal comfort of the staff room or is the setting a more formal arrangement?
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He stuffs the sponge in my pocket and points up the hall where the staff room is, and I go.
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Located behind these buildings were the vast kitchen, store-rooms, housekeeping, laundry, staff rooms and car parking.
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Cleaning the staff room is always bad.
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Work then began inside the main school to refurbish classrooms, staff rooms and toilets.
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Not even when they start strolling down to the staff room without her.
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They were together in the big cupboard behind the staff room , refilling the sugar bowls.
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I always go down and clean the staff room during these meetings they have, been doing it for years.
support
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Training regular training sessions and monitoring of all teaching and support staff .
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They took this detour-investing their own money in trucks and a support staff to help them deliver the food.
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This can be broadly broken down for descriptive purposes as a program staff of 11, and a support staff of 4.
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Top executives are generally provided with spacious offices and secretarial and support staff .
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From April 1, some 255 scientists and support staff were put directly under the control of Courtaulds operating businesses.
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Or: one the support staff .
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Among other services to members is a helpline, professional support staff and information and education resources.
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Oh, and with a real support staff and functional equipment.
teaching
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It is also possible for the teaching staff to obtain a record of the student's progress.
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This approach has been popular with teaching staff who are not known for being slow to complain about their administrative load.
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Students of Belgrade University went on strike on June 14, supported in their demands by the teaching staff .
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They had taken on extra teaching staff .
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Co-operation with teaching staff or subject departments in the use of the library as part of a specific teaching programme. 4.
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Before that occurred, however, another old stalwart from the teaching staff retired.
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The teaching staff of the faculty of divinity was not - with one exception, Hoskyns.
■ VERB
employ
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At present Wolverhampton appears to employ more non-teaching staff than teachers under its education budget.
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He was also criticized for employing a staff member who made inappropriate comments about a committee witness's religion.
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But management say that while they would like to employ specialist staff they simply have not got the money.
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JBird employs seven full-time staff members, several free-lancers and about 20 talent scouts worldwide.
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In the former case, by employing civilian clerical staff a greater proportion of funds can be allocated for direct policing policies.
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Hoffman was previously employed as an assistant staff judge advocate with the U.S.
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The argument for the Banks employing new staff is indeed great.
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CHELTENHAM/Gloucestershire Eagle Star, which has its headquarters in Cheltenham, employs three thousand staff in the town.
involve
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The research is part of a wider programme involving staff and doctoral students at Imperial College Management School.
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It involves staff cuts, budget caps, a stronger inspector general and consolidation of three economic-development bureaucracies into one.
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Not enough time to involve shop staff in the search.
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One way to help this process is to involve all staff affected by computer systems in the computing process.
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Finally, consensus participation attempts to involve all user department staff throughout the design and development of the system.
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His ideas for change would involve some regrouping of staff , and some need for training with new computer software.
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It involves presentations to staff and parents, setting up exhibitions and holding meetings with key staff members.
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Its central brief has been to involve staff as closely possible in the event.
provide
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It is these processes which provide the principles for staff management and enhance the quality of working relationships within the organisation.
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Some agencies are particularly keen to attract nurses who have had a break in practice and provide reorientation for new staff .
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Who will provide dedicated staff to the accounts?
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The way to differentiate the product is therefore through the quality of service provided by staff .
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Legal services, provided by four staff attorneys and a few clerks and volunteers, are provided free or at low cost.
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Welfare provision, apart from that provided by the prison staff themselves, was non-existent.
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Money will be provided for one staff development day, avoiding the need to cancel classes for the training.
train
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And yet not one of the members of the area training staff had been in Tanganyika during this crucial period.
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In addition, Eastin recommends improved teacher training and staff development.
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Officials are drafting the strategy, which aims to raise teaching standards through training and staff support.
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In the long run, hiring and training your own telemarketing staff is more economical, Tiknis says.
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Another element in the development of unreasonable expectations stemmed from the high commitment of the area training staff to the training program.
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The core training staff was also satisfied.
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Only now are they starting to organise training for their staff .
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As will be seen, however, this high commitment of the training staff had both positive and negative consequences.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ancillary workers/staff etc
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Ancillary staff All educational establishments are dependent for their day-to-day running on the ancillary staff.
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Could parents force a local authority to keep schools open during a strike of ancillary workers?
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It is the governors, too, who manage the teaching and ancillary staff.
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No hospital can function well without receptionists, cleaners, administrators, porters and all the other ancillary staff.
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Often the only staff who live within the school's catchment area are the caretaker and the ancillary workers.
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The providers of domestic, portering and ward ancillary staff are also subjected to pressure from staff for the peak-holiday periods.
skeleton staff/crew/service etc
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A skeleton staff was on duty to keep the world-wide operations of Royalbion ticking over.
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The skeleton staff were no match for Massenga and his team of ex-Security policemen.
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The Automobile Association skeleton staff trio will be huddled in front of their personal computer screens relaying road conditions to drivers.
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The doc pointed out how appropriate it was to have a Skull in a skeleton crew.
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The Republicans and Democrats tick over with a skeleton staff and then hire specialist consultants for each campaign.
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There was only a skeleton staff on duty and no one took much notice of him.
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Various versions were filmed on closed sets with skeleton crews and strict security.
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Without you ghost ferries would cross the Mersey manned by skeleton crews.
the general staff
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Both the Dodgers and the Reds have strong pitching staffs.
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Ford is looking for part-time sales staff .
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In 1998, she joined the President's personal staff in the White House.
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Our department has a staff of 7.
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Our library staff will be happy to help if you are unable to find the book you want.
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The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But his remarks about some of the traditional chippy staff have enraged workers in the region.
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Finally, consensus participation attempts to involve all user department staff throughout the design and development of the system.
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I don't think any of the staff believed I already knew.
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It's cost more than a million pounds, but staff and children say it's worth every penny.
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It was not long before I experienced my first crisis as her chief of staff .
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The Commission has a permanent staff of 24 and, in addition, employs eight seasonal staff during the summer and autumn periods.
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The inspiration she gave to her staff and her friends continues now that she is gone.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
officer
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Its social and evangelistic outposts in numerous countries were staffed by many competent officers .
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It is staffed by prison officers and nurses and the discipline and medical roles often conflict.
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In fact, it was a police exercise and was solely staffed by two undercover officers calling themselves Gary and Aggi.
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It is staffed by a dozen officers working in shifts but supposed eventually to have three times as many.
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Careers officer LEAs are obliged to set up a Careers Service, which is staffed by careers officers.
people
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They are usually purpose-built, with facilities to help disabled people and are staffed by qualified people.
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It is staffed by people who came into the field generally from the best of motives.
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These are staffed mainly by people from the wealthiest countries, with the United States disproportionately represented.
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Businesses all, and all staffed by people who themselves act like little businesses.
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At this point funding agencies too were staffed by people with commitment and genuine concern for development problems.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The clinic is staffed by retired doctors.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An electronic intelligence-gathering station, staffed by former Soviet personnel, would remain.
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Deliberately staffed with deadwood, the dynamite group was no threat to his own Great Group.