Sentence examples for holidays meaning from inspiring English sources
But in Washington, the House is out of session and many lawmakers have already bolted for the holidays, meaning the seat-warmer is unlikely to vote on anything, and might not even be sworn in.
But premium payments for Sunday working will stop, and there will be one standard payment for bank holidays, meaning that some long-serving staff would see pay cut by thousands of pounds.
This was due to an oversight during our testing processes and – to make matters worse - coincided with the US holidays, meaning that the update to fix these problems took some time to get through the AppStore approval procedure at Apple.
Garren, owner of the salon at Henri Bendel that bears his name, has noticed that "people double up on color" during the holidays, meaning that those who come in every four weeks for a $325 treatment visit twice between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Monday and Tuesday, Christmas Eve and Christmas, respectively, are federal holidays, meaning the federal government would already be closed.
Alternatively, hospitals might be understaffed during the holidays, meaning you're less likely to make it if you get sent to the ER on New Year's Day.
Cameron stepped down as an MP after taking a summer holiday, meaning any earnings from the book or his speech will not have to be publicly disclosed.
Prime Minister David Cameron has declared April 29, a Friday, a national holiday, meaning that most Britons will get a four-day weekend because that Monday, May 2, is already a holiday.
During the boom years when pension-fund investment returns were high, the majority of public employers used those returns as justification to take a "pension holiday," meaning that in the times of high investment returns, many public employers contributed little or nothing to their employee pension plans.
The day of the funeral will be deemed a day of mourning and a national holiday, meaning the stock market and banks will close.
Our week came immediately after the school holidays ended, meaning the house and cottages were relatively quiet, with only three families and five infants, counting us, scattered about.
