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The phrase "brain drain" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to the significant emigration of educated or talented individuals from one country or organization to another, typically for better job opportunities or higher salaries. You can use the phrase "brain drain" in a sentence when discussing the negative impact of skilled workers leaving their home country for better opportunities elsewhere. For example: "The country's struggling economy is being further hindered by the brain drain, as more and more educated professionals are leaving for better job opportunities abroad."
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Japan suffered its first technology brain drain about 20 years ago, when South Korean companies like Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics poached scores of frontline semiconductor and white goods engineers from big Japanese electronics firms.
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But there are real fears about a brain drain, and about highly qualified eastern European migrants getting stuck in low-paid jobs, which would provide a starting point for a conversation.
"Perhaps instead of talking about brain drain we should talk about brain globalization," Mr. Ghobril said with a mischievous grin.
Neither, it seems, do lots of other educated whites, who are the cause of South Africa's much-talked-about "brain drain".
"It is no longer about brain drain, or even brain gain," Dr. Wang agreed.
Several of the 11 residents who met with Mr. Lazio at the restaurant complained about "brain drain" from upstate to downstate and other parts of the country.
I also worry about brain drain because the anaesthesia workforce will possibly become frustrated as a result of lack of ketamine.
Surely this is a welcomed thought for many southern states with concerns about brain drain – young, qualified talent leaving the state, depleting them of opportunities for economic growth and taxable incomes to run government.
Do we worry about brain drain or are people trapped and can't go so easily.
Asked about brain drain at a press conference this morning, European research commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn said there is a lot in H2020 to bring young scientists back to Europe.
Technology-oriented companies that depend on experienced scientists and engineers are worried about brain drain as the baby boomer generation retires.
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