Example sentences of "[v-ing] a job " in BNC.
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| 1 | One businessman from Chicago , in Budapest for three years , describes his ‘ unbelievable luck ’ in landing a job there . |
| 2 | Charles 's success in landing a job provoked in Robyn the first twinge of jealousy , the first spasm of pique , to mar their relationship . |
| 3 | With the employment situation for school-leavers as it is , she reckoned her chances of landing a job were slim . |
| 4 | Stuart , 26 , from Lanarkshire , emigrated with his wife and children after landing a job as a mineworker , in Witbank , 95 miles from Johannesburg . |
| 5 | His CV reads like the script for a journalist 's dream sequence — frustrated writer trains with provincial newspaper before landing a job in the brewing industry and breaking through as an author . |
| 6 | Once out of the Army , John Moynihan , after a couple of false starts , began his career in journalism , before long landing a job with the Evening Standard on their ‘ In London Last Night ’ column . |
| 7 | Bridget Stokes had pinned her hopes on landing a job delivering letters in Darlington . |
| 8 | Keeping a job file |
| 9 | For while she was to some degree confused at that precise moment about the importance of keeping a job that paid well , she knew , whatever else was hazy , that she was very much in love with him . |
| 10 | It is important not to lose sight of the fact that the main aim of this non-revolutionary group is to win a place back in society by gaining a job . |
| 11 | Because the poorest are directed to those schemes least likely to result in gaining a job , they are in fact being selected for unemployment and possibly membership of the underclass at the end of their courses . |
| 12 | This point emerged in a 1986 case in which the High Court accepted that a person seeking a job relies on the accuracy of a reference about his character and capabilities even if he does not actually ask for it himself . |
| 13 | The number of men not working and not seeking a job has risen by almost half between 1971 and 1985 , from 9 per cent to 13 per cent . |
| 14 | As long as he is out of work , seeking a job and unable to draw a pension , the DSS can keep up his mortgage payments . |
| 15 | It was not a moment for remembering a job lost and parents left alone . |
| 16 | Each unit covers a general theme , with sections of specific topics within the theme ( eg writing a job description , interviewing a candidate ) . |
| 17 | By analysing a job with the benefit of experience , the peaks and troughs of activity can be identified and proper provision made for staff allocation . |
| 18 | She admits that when it comes to perfecting a job out on site it 's definitely teamwork that wins the day : |
| 19 | They would include : opportunities for students to see or experience equipment or processes which are not on offer within the institution ; the chance for a student to sample a possible future job or career ; the opportunity to learn something ( not much ) of the lives led in employment by their neighbours , their parents or their peer-group , so that they may grow up more understanding and more tolerant ( this rather pious hope may in fact be quite unjustified , they may have confirmed or developed disdain or envy for others ) ; a good student may catch the eye of an employer looking for a later recruit ; absence may lend enchantment to the view of the college and the students may return from work-experience reassured about their choice of education ; students may be motivated to work hard at college by the prospect of either securing a job like the one they have seen or tried , or by the determination to avoid a similar fate ; all these outcomes may be little more predictable than the consequences of going to the zoo for a visit . |
| 20 | However , other research shows that these methods are not the best for actually securing a job , especially for women ( Callender , 1988 ) . |
| 21 | The subject of the degree is not always as significant in securing a job as you might think . |
| 22 | Securing a job in Digital , opened in the recession-free days of the early 70s , was thought to be akin to getting a position in the civil service : once in , there forever . |
| 23 | The importance attached to maintaining a job share position in our practice is such that one of us was appointed only weeks before going on maternity leave . |
| 24 | There were the same satisfactions of seeing a job well-finished and the same frustrations when the machines refused to function . |
| 25 | This is played from the Critical Parent where someone is apparently praising a job well done but spoils the effect by pointing out a relatively insignificant imperfection . |
| 26 | Much less flashy and class orientated in a UK sense , they have more of a general consultancy view of the world , with a problem-solving approach rather than just an interest in completing a job . |
| 27 | Cathy Wallis , a computer programmer , believes the policy has improved the quality of her working life and would definitely think twice about accepting a job where smoking was the norm . |
| 28 | If your organization is slap-happy it will unnerve candidates and may make them think twice before accepting a job with you . |
| 29 | The range of benefits given to new employees relocating as a result of accepting a job offer varies widely according to company policy and individuals ' circumstances . |
| 30 | More than two negative reasons for accepting a job can take a heavy toll on your resources of enthusiasm , particularly if you had the added disappointment of being turned down for the post you 'd really hoped for at the time . |