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timescale

/ ˈtaɪmˌskeɪl /

noun

  1. the span of time within which certain events occur or are scheduled to occur considered in relation to any broader period of time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The exact severity of the injury, and the timescale for recovery, will be finalised in the coming days, with Gabriel undergoing further assessment.

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No timescale has been given for the work to be done.

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"If I was to go to my managers and say I was pregnant, I wouldn't feel nervous at all about that...but with this, because you don't know how long it's going to go on for, you can't give work a timescale."

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In the notice, the Care Inspectorate said failure to demonstrate compliance with any one of the improvements within the required timescale could result in it proceeding to make a proposal to cancel the home's registration.

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Sources are indicating medics are waiting for the swelling to subside before making a definitive diagnosis on the injury, but it is understood that Madueke will be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks, though that timescale is thought to be the best-case scenario.

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