staff sergeant

collocation in English

meaningsofstaffandsergeant

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staff
noun
uk
/stɑːf/us
/stæf/
the group of people who work for ...
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sergeant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɑː.dʒənt/us
/ˈsɑːr.dʒənt/
a soldier of ...
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(Definition ofstaffandsergeantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Onestaffsergeantwas particularly seriously injured.
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The equivalent is astaffsergeantcosting £14,827, again a ratio of almost two to one.
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His highest grade held wasstaffsergeant.
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While in this assignment, he was promoted tostaffsergeant.
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He achieved the rank ofstaffsergeantbefore his discharge.
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He left the military at the rank ofstaffsergeant.
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What is more important, pensions and various allowances are also related to those of thestaffsergeant.
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At least 13 are injured: nine officers, onestaffsergeantand three further civilians on the mess staff.
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But what if it was astaffsergeantor a company sergeant major or a regimental sergeant major who gave the order?
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I should like to know whether a soldier at thirty-five—a warrant officer or astaffsergeant—ought to be classified as a stiff and useless soldier.
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There is a strong disincentive for the warrant officer orstaffsergeantto continue when this loss of rank is involved.
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He reached the rank ofstaffsergeantand was discharged in 1946.
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While in the service, he achieved the rank ofstaffsergeant.
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Staffsergeantmajors in the new corps were renamed sub-conductors.
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Each section comprised an officer (doctor) and astaffsergeant(nursing orderly).
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He refused a commission and was discharged with the rank ofstaffsergeant.
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The sergeant petitioned the promotion board and was subsequently promoted tostaffsergeant.
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In less than a year, he had achieved the rank ofstaffsergeant.
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He reached the rank ofstaffsergeantand became interested in acting.
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Sometimes, a master sergeant or astaffsergeantmay be appointed.
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