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Occupation meaning
An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job. | The act, process or state of possessing a place. | The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
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Many stories begin by describing the occupation of a main character, as in "There once was a miller", yet spinning is never mentioned as an occupation, probably because the brothers did not consider it an occupation.
Post-Occupation The post-World War II occupation of Japan had a profound impact on its culture during the 1950s and beyond (see culture of Post-occupation Japan ), including on manga.
Amos Wilson made a study in the United state which concludes that through time people living under occupation develop self destructive behaviour because they lack the power to confront those maintaining occupation system.
In its reporting on Israel,does not mince words, inserting such incendiary as “Israeli occupation soldiers,” “occupation army,” “resistance fighters,” “mujahideen,” and “” into its articles.
It was Afghanistan’s irresistible desire for independence from a foreign occupation that bled and weakened the Soviet Union substantially during its nine-year occupation and led to its subsequent disintegration.
This is what occupation is about, like, occupation is built on extremeness.
After 57 years of occupation, even a fool would have concluded that the occupation is not sustainable.
Meanwhile, the occupation navy bombed the coast of Rafah city, causing several casualties, while the occupation aircraft carried out violent raids on al-Nuseirat and al-Maghazi camps, central Gaza Strip.
Moreover, they are not safe from occupation bombardment, with almost daily massacres committed by the occupation by bombing displacement camps and shelters.
More than a quarter of the nearly 650 donors to the school board race list their occupation as The No. 2 occupation among donors is attorney, followed by CEO, retired or teacher.
And we are very active on the diplomatic side to ensure that Russia’s physical occupation of Crimea does not become sort of a creeping occupation through other ways.
However, given that the authors used occupation as an indicator of potential pesticide exposure, it is surprising that they did not even present a breakdown by occupation, as one would expect.
On Friday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern about the mobilisation of military equipment and personnel by the occupation forces at the occupation line, close to Chorchana.
Our power lies in our ability to challenge support for the occupation within our own community, which plays an important role in sustaining the occupation as a whole.
But such justification is not available to the propagandist of the ongoing occupation of Gaza and the West Bank (and have no doubts — the blockade of Gaza is a form of occupation).
In spite of Russians’ occupation of 20 percent of its territory, and in spite of deaths, kidnappings, and other abuses that have occurred under Russia’s ongoing occupation, Georgia continues to reform its democratic institutions and develop its economy.
Division by occupation A division often used in Northern Sami is based on occupation and the area of living.
Kieser, p.247 It appears, based on the German police plans, that the occupation was to be only temporary, as detailed provisions for the post-occupation period are mentioned.
Occupation of the site at Delphi can be traced back to the Neolithic period with extensive occupation and use beginning in the Mycenaean period (1600 1100 BC).
The gender gap can also vary across-occupation and within occupation.