A strict definition of disability requires that one be unable to perform each and every duty of one's regular occupation for a given period, say two years, and thereafter be unable to perform the duties of any occupation for which one is reasonably fitted by training or experience.
By coincidence I am reading this chapter lying on my bunk – a regular occupation given the equivalent of aeroplane turbulence that marks every minute of the day – when the first officer announces that our first iceberg has been sighted off our starboard bow.
Most of them had some kind of regular occupation, to ensure that there will be at least one destination that is traveled to on a regular basis.
This is a rare example of an archaeological site that features a rich regular occupation (between 15,000 BP and 14,000 BP) attributed to the Middle Magdalenian associated with monumental parietal art.
LTPA is defined as "physical activity performed during exercise, recreation or any time other than those associated with one's regular occupation, housework, or transportation", while NLTPA are those associated with transportation, occupations, and housework [ 10].
Time missed from regular occupation and income losses were estimated for nine patients who had regular jobs at the onset of the disease (six mild, one moderate and two severe cases) (Table 3).
Regression models were fitted with the following covariates: children's sex, children's age, number of siblings, parity, birth weight, breast fed for at least six weeks, ethnic group, raised by single parent, paternal age, raised in workless household, family income, mother's educational attainment, and mother's social class (defined by regular occupation).
Dan was cleaning up the bathrooms and grounds in Thornton, Colo., before resuming his regular holiday occupation as Santa Claus.
Persons who had regular jobs, occupation, or holdings to return to but were absent from work (i.e., not at work or worked less than 4 h) for various reasons were also considered as employed (ibid).
