Sentence examples for as probationary from inspiring English sources
But when the new recruits — known as probationary firefighters or probies — arrive at their assigned firehouses, many of them could face an even bigger challenge.
In an editorial, the newspaper criticized the university for trying to "control P.R. damage" in the rape case by being unfair to nine people who had no job protection as probationary and temporary workers.
Here's the difference: Police Academy recruits, on their first day, are sworn as probationary police officers with full powers to make arrests, whereas cadets are college students who work part time for the Police Department while planning to enter the academy after college.
One of the firefighters was Marty McKeon, who said that like many rookie firefighters -- or probies, as probationary firefighters are known -- Mr. Gorumba was the subject of good-natured jokes by his colleagues, including the nickname given to him by veterans in the station house: "Ay Caramba!" a humorous alternate of his surname.
As a probationary police officer, Officer Torres earned a $32,700 annual base salary.
In 1986, I got my first big assignment as a probationary reporter — to follow Bishop Desmond Tutu on a cross-country tour.
He then joined the Fire Department as a probationary firefighter and he graduated to making poverty-level wages.
After more than 20 weeks of training, Mr. Gorumba had just joined Engine 163 on July 28 as a probationary firefighter.
But he feared that scandal would end his first career opportunity, as a probationary technical expert, "third class".
Course-work-only status cannot be used as a probationary status preliminary to being admitted to a degree program.
