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1British An appointment to a job, especially one abroad or in the armed forces.
‘he requested a posting to Japan’- ‘He said that people who have a passion for the job often return after postings to the mainstream military police.’
- ‘However, several of our recent overseas postings have failed with employees returning prematurely from abroad and leaving our organisation soon after.’
- ‘But schools across Colchester are only too aware of the impact of conflict and overseas postings on children from Army families.’
- ‘While several hundred reservists have seen overseas service in recent years, they have been individual volunteers filling specific postings within the permanent forces.’
- ‘All officer and soldier postings, including those of reserve members, are now published on the Defweb every Friday and remain on the web site until they take effect.’
- ‘Will you stop the practice of appointing ex cronies to plum overseas postings?’
- ‘Andy, her husband, is in the army and they have had several years of overseas postings.’
- ‘Similarly the judge would have no right to complain of or countermand a lawful posting overseas of a ward who was in the armed forces.’
- ‘Where this is happening, we need to know so that we can fill the correct positions and accurately record officers' actual postings.’
- ‘In May 1963, as a 23-year-old wife of a serving RAF policeman, I accompanied my husband on an overseas posting to Cyprus.’
- ‘Cheaper flights, gap years, online dating and the increasing expectation among employers that staff will accept postings abroad have all contributed to the trend.’
- ‘Her GP training was interrupted by pregnancy and frequent moves, because she chose to follow her husband in his postings as a naval medical officer.’
- ‘These plans aim to provide soldiers with likely career paths well into the future, including possible postings and courses.’
- ‘He had several postings to the War Office and in 1958 he returned to regimental duty as second-in-command.’
- ‘Morain said the majority of the soldiers were on their first overseas postings.’
- ‘They are also allowed to take their families with them on overseas postings to places such as Germany.’
- ‘Rather than sit around and hope his number didn't come up, Don enlisted in the US Air Force, where he was trained as an instrument technician, and then scored overseas postings in Japan and Korea.’
- ‘This couple, both successful and well educated, had returned from various postings overseas and were now very happy to be back home in Thailand.’
- ‘Of course, we'll cut their benefits, combat pay and make it difficult to ship their goods home from their overseas postings.’
position of employment, position, post, situation, place, appointment, posting, placement, day job- 1.1The location of an appointment abroad.‘Norway was an attractive posting because of its quality of life’
- ‘Then came promotion to chief manager of Victoria central zone's business district, and a posting to New York as Executive Vice President, Americas.’
- ‘Unless a steady flow of finances can be assured, doctors and any other professionals will continue to turn down postings to rural areas.’
- ‘But underneath the play is the brooding menace of the occupying forces who could rip people's lives apart with the threat of concentration camps or postings to the Russian front.’
- ‘It should help to both retain officers and make law-abiding Surrey an attractive posting.’
- ‘Many months later, near the completion of my house officer training, I was working in a district general hospital a few hundred miles from my rural posting in the remote village.’
- ‘But despite the cost in human life the posting has never caught the public imagination in the way much more minor flare ups in the world's political hotspots have.’
- ‘While all her male batchmates were given comfortable postings within Kolkata city, Goel was posted quite a distance away.’
- ‘In fact, it is generally considered that postings in these under-developed areas are punishments.’
- ‘The ambassador's postings all over the world add up to 25 years away from home.’
- ‘Government doctors and health care officials abhor postings in rural areas.’
- ‘Country postings are usually for four year terms, but can be extended into a fifth year.’
- ‘As this tale opens, the 32-year old Leith, a decorated British army officer, is going by train to a provincial posting in occupied Japan.’
- ‘As Johann's term as attaché of the Austrian Embassy slowly draws to a close, he reflects back on an enjoyable posting in a country he previously knew nothing about.’
- ‘His first posting was to County Kildare and before taking up duty in Monasterevin he served in Naas, Kilcullen, Carbury and Castledermot.’
- ‘However, he is peeved at his present posting as the city does not boast of a proper golf club where foreigners are allowed to unwind during weekends.’
- ‘A departing police commander who spearheaded a string of crime-fighting partnerships during a temporary posting in York has urged people in the city to keep working together.’
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A piece of writing, image, or other item of content published online, typically on a blog or social media website or application.
‘Internet service providers can't be held liable for defamatory postings’- ‘Free e-mail services are commonplace on the Internet while newsgroups and message postings are likewise available at no cost.’
- ‘Internet postings in news groups also drew attention to the promo, she said.’
- ‘‘Spam’ e-mail and postings on Internet community forums solicited money for victims' families.’
- ‘E-mail lists, Web-site postings, instant messaging, blogs and other mechanisms can create a virtual firestorm in a matter of hours.’
- ‘Start posting your public key at the bottom of e-mails and newsgroup postings, so that strangers who are interested in your points can e-mail your privately.’
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