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Example sentences for: advancement

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A regional accent has only recently come to be seen as a bar to advancement in politics.
For the most part, the book consists of a rewriting of history, from the dawn of time, with the purpose of demonstrating two main themes: the “fact” that women were responsible for all the important contributions to the advancement of civilization (as the development of agriculture, for instance), often despite the arrogance and stupidity of men; and the “fact” that women have long been subjected to domination by men.
The final stage of Indian advancement began while Europe was in the Middle Ages: the Taíno Indians, a peaceful people native to Venezuela, traveled up through the chain of the Lesser Antilles and settled the island they called Borinquén.
As managers begin to cross borders to work for companies outside their native country, they bump into a barrier they probably never imagined--the wall of parent-company nationals that stands between them and advancement.
If the boss promises advancement or threatens disadvantaged treatment on the job, the appearance of complete and voluntary participation is readily undermined.