would-be employer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwould-beandemployer
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would-be
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈwʊd.bi/us/ˈwʊd.bi/
wanting or trying ...
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employer
noun[C]
uk/ɪmˈplɔɪ.ər/us/ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/
a person or organization that ...
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(Definition ofwould-beandemployerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Suppose, however, that a man completely recovers and has no apparent disability which would prejudice awould-beemployeragainst him.
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When the day dawns that awould-beemployercan take on extra staff, and take a risk with them, it will augur well for future employment prospects.
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Is this information made available to would-be employers?
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They apply again and again and suffer constant rejection or, worse, would-be employers decline to acknowledge their applications.
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Instead of employers, and would-be employers, being burdened by red-tape and restrictions, we now have a more balanced framework of employment protection law.
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The present policy is satisfactory neither to the men nor to their would-be employers.
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I feel that many would-be employers do not go near the employment exchanges at all.
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Some of the would-be employers are invited to look around the area to see whether they like the place and the people.
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It is up to local people to make the effort to be more attractive to would-be employers and investors.
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Such status should not constantly be used against the individual by the state, employers, would-be employers or other individuals.
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It will right a wrong, which is that at present we are not allowed to see what doctors propose to say or have said to would-be employers or insurance companies.
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Unfortunately the would-be employers have gone abroad, patient and all.
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