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Example sentences for: advancement

How can you use “advancement” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

You're right about the police: The criteria for advancement in the department should be changed now that the crime rate has dropped.
An inside piece at the Times explains one factor behind Defense Secretary William Cohen's recent call to raise military pay: lured by high salaries and quality of life, juicier retirement packages, and limitless opportunity for advancement, officers trained in finance and technology are retreating to the private sector.
Still, leave aside the course, which was canceled last Thursday after protests from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Furthermore, English is not the only colonial language of the territory, for since 1948 the ruling Afrikaner nationalists have promoted Afrikaans as an essential language for advancement in the public service.
With researchers, the community I know best, the free interchange of ideas of critical for the advancement of knowledge.