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BVE

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Black Vernacular English.


B.V.E. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Vocational Education.


Example Sentences

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In 2014 the government removed access for BVE holders to immigration advice.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016

“We are the forgotten people,” one BVE holder says on a late-night outer-suburban train.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016

The code is the asylum seeker’s sword of Damocles: BVE holders are acutely aware of its conditions and the breadth with which they can be interpreted.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016

Several BVE holders report having to quit jobs because the looming expiration of their visas means they can no longer work legally.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016

Dawood, an Afghan asylum seeker on a BVE, cannot travel to see his family, or be reunited with them in Australia.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016