ADJ
- full-time
- dangerous, hazardous
- female, male
- Agricultural work is traditionally seen as a male occupation
- low-paid, well-paid
- high-status, low-status
- sedentary
- managerial, professional, technical
- skilled, unskilled
- manual, non-manual
- blue-collar, white-collar
- industrial, service
- service occupations such as cleaning and catering
VERB + OCCUPATION
- choose, find
- take up
- follow
- The people interviewed followed a variety of occupations
- give up
- He gave up his occupation as a farmer and became a teacher
- resume
- provide (sb with)
PHRASES
- a range of occupations
- The college provides training in a wide range of occupations
VERB + OCCUPATION
- begin, take up
- be/remain in
- give up
- The invaders have given up occupation of large parts of the territories
- resume
PREP
- during the ~
- During the occupation, the church was used as a mosque
- under ~
- Large parts of Britain were under Roman occupation
ADJ
- exclusive
- joint, multiple
- the conversion of big old buildings to multiple occupation
- peaceful
- the right to peaceful occupation of the property
- land
- illegal, unlawful
- illegal occupation of the premises
VERB + OCCUPATION
- take up
- You can only take up occupation once the tenancy has been signed
- be/remain in, enjoy
- share
- give up
- resume
PREP
- in ~ of
- He intends to remain in occupation of the building for as long as possible
PHRASES
- ready for occupation
- The flats will be ready for occupation by March
- unfit for occupation
- The houses were judged to be unfit for human occupation