professor is any university teacher who has a second degree. profit The company has gained enormous profits in recent years.
The company has made enormous profits in recent years. make a profit (NOT gain ): ‘Derek would never sell you anything without making a good profit.’ ‘The company made a profit of $53 million last year.’ progress The company has gained enormous profits in recent years.
The company has made enormous profits in recent years. make a profit (NOT gain ): ‘Derek would never sell you anything without making a good profit.’ ‘The company made a profit of $53 million last year.’ progress We have made a great progress in the field of medicine.
We have made great progress in the field of medicine. See Language Note at SCENERY prohibit Even the teachers were prohibited to walk on the lawn.
Even the teachers were prohibited from walking on the lawn. prohibit sb from doing sth : ‘The government intends to prohibit shopkeepers from selling cigarettes to children.’ promotion In some professions it is still difficult for women to get promotions.
In some professions it is still difficult for women to get promotion. In phrases such as get promotion , apply for promotion and chance/s of promotion , the noun promotion is usually uncountable: ‘Women should have the same chance of promotion as their
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