noun
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industrial
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To enhance innovation, technology transfer, productivity, and industrial competitiveness through academic-industrial partnerships.
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Industrial economics Technological innovation is recognised to be an important determinant of industrial competitiveness .
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Management studies Marketing is believed to be an important determinant of industrial competitiveness .
international
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Similarly, countries may make use of automation to improve their international competitiveness , sometimes at the expense of other countries.
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The key to growth and stable employment will be through improving the international competitiveness and increasing the market share of our companies.
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Profits and international competitiveness suffered accordingly.
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The new regime must enhance our international competitiveness without saddling our businesses with unnecessarily complex compliance mechanisms.
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They need only announce a general aim of improving efficiency or international competitiveness and their case is virtually made for them.
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High military expenditure will fuel inflation, reduce international competitiveness , and balance of payments crises will occur as public debt increases.
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A manufacturing strategy was developed to strengthen the international competitiveness of Glasgow's manufacturing sector.
■ VERB
improve
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Similarly, countries may make use of automation to improve their international competitiveness , sometimes at the expense of other countries.
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Industrialists reacted favourably to the measures, although many considered them too weak to improve competitiveness and cool the economy.
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The government says the move will help to create jobs and improve the competitiveness of the economy.
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That is already improving our competitiveness and we shall see its effects on job creation before much longer.
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The key to growth and stable employment will be through improving the international competitiveness and increasing the market share of our companies.
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The draft also provided for additional aid to industry to improve its competitiveness .
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The thing we have to do is keep improving our efficiency and competitiveness because our rivals are not standing still.
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These improvements can be implemented immediately, and could have multiple benefits in improving economic competitiveness and in environmental protection.
increase
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I have already referred to the progress that we have made in increasing productivity and competitiveness .
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An average growth rate of 11 % p.a. in real manufactured exports, reflecting increased competitiveness .
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Chrysler too has focused on management change to increase its competitiveness .
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Regional trade blocs Rather than act independently, many developing countries have tried to increase their competitiveness by forming regional trade blocs.
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The economic rationale, in terms of economic efficiency, was agreed in terms of increasing competitiveness , rather than the change of ownership.
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In this way they are seeking to increase their competitiveness and enhance the attractiveness of their services to purchasers.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Keisha's enthusiasm and competitiveness rubbed off on the rest of the sales team.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And with the competitiveness come a few nicks and bruises.
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As the yen has climbed against the dollar over the past year, the country's competitiveness has suffered.
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It is hardly surprising that real wages rose less rapidly than productivity and hence that profitability and competitiveness improved.
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It is of concern within the single market since it distorts the operation of the labour market and competitiveness .
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It measures a country's competitiveness in world markets.
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The nature of the learning experiences in each room eliminates another barrier, competitiveness .
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To enhance innovation, technology transfer, productivity, and industrial competitiveness through academic-industrial partnerships.