noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
building contractor
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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His dad-in-law was a Markby - the big building contractors .
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Many members of Congress of both parties serve districts harboring big defense contractors that would be affected.
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Instead, it benefits big business, contractors , consultancies, construction firms, government officials, international experts and academics.
electrical
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Just down the road at Shalford, electrical contractor Schupke collapsed with debts of £100,000 and the loss of 21 jobs.
general
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Perhaps as a general contractor , to acquire and organize the material elements needed to put such a mission together?
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Construction shares also jumped more than 1 percent as a group, led by shares of general contractor Taisei Corp.
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Many labour-only subcontractors have grasped the opportunity to expand initially to a labour and material sub-contractor and subsequently to a general contractor .
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George Karadanis, a California general contractor who also owns two hotel-casinos in Nevada, is the project builder.
independent
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The Transfer Regulations only protect employees and not independent contractors .
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You simply pay an independent contractor what you agreed to pay him.
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This right to operate as independent contractors rather than as salaried servants of the state has been zealously preserved by general practitioners.
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The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.
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This is a particular example of negligence liability but is owed only to employees and not to independent contractors .
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Bragg, 30, of San Marcos, who works as an independent contractor for a mortgage bank.
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The independent contractor may not be within the reach of the paragraph.
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Many employees also prefer to be independent contractors , although it is not always clear why.
large
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It does give high work rates, but is probably better suited to larger farmers and contractors .
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It is the world's largest defence contractor and definitely not on the brink of going out of business.
local
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Men from the Royal Engineers and local contractors have been working around the clock to make the barracks habitable.
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Probably this work should be done by direct order to a local plant contractor .
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According to local folklore the contractor , who went bankrupt, was the first inmate detained for non payment of debts.
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What power does the voter have over a local contractor who is one further stage removed from public control and accountability?
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We hired a local construction contractor , and within three weeks the school looked as good as new.
main
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The main contractor is not responsible for the selection of nominated subcontractors.
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The main contractor for this study is the Department of the Environment.
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The company is in a dispute with the main contractor and with a sub-contractor.
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A main contractor will be appointed next March to move on site in April.
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During the ceremony the main contractors and the architect formally handed over the building to him.
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Formal meetings are held held bi-monthly when all the main contractors are represented.
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The main contractor has to plan for subcontracted work just as seriously as for his or her own work.
major
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Barry Foster Major defence contractors do not like minor jobs.
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Mr Whiteman is hoping to lure professionals away from the major contractors .
military
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They were also important military remittance contractors during the Seven Years' War.
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The best way to end this type of corruption in the Pentagon is to forbid military retirees from working for military contractors .
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It is the latest evidence that the merger fad among military contractors is far from finished.
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The Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse is sharply reducing its longstanding role as a military contractor in order to strengthen ties to the entertainment industry.
outside
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The disadvantages include the possible unreliability of outside contractors and fewer opportunities to integrate all aspects of provision into a corporate whole.
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The positions of those employees were transferred to outside contractors , saving millions of dollars.
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We do not want this work to be carried out by outside contractors .
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For instance, the telephones at 3Com are answered by people who work for an outside contractor .
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A popular means of saving costs is to reduce the work-force and hire outside contractors to perform the same duties.
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Some local authorities continued to engage outside contractors but others that had done so reverted to in-house provision.
prime
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The 30 % set-aside did not apply to city contracts awarded to minority-owned prime contractors .
private
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Over recent years track repair was carried out by private contractors .
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The rise of private contractors was made inevitable by the counter-narcotics policies of both Bill Clinton and George Bush.
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Mr Kiley complained that the Government had withdrawn concessions that would have given him some power over the private contractors .
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The Defense Department has been pressing private contractors for options to speed up deployment of missile defenses.
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Here, as elsewhere, hospital cleaning services were won by a private contractor .
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Epp noted that the film had been processed by a private contractor .
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Hugely complicated contracts were drawn up, which predictably deterred a number of potential private contractors .
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But federal workers and private contractors not being paid are frightened about failing to meet mortgage and other financial obligations.
■ NOUN
building
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Perchance I was speaking by telephone this afternoon to a building contractor who specialises in this type of work.
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His dad-in-law was a Markby - the big building contractors .
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Contract complete: Specialist building contractor Hall &038; Tawse has completed another contact within cost and ahead of programme.
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As a former building contractor , he had an eye for a sound investment in bricks and mortar.
defence
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Barry Foster Major defence contractors do not like minor jobs.
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It is the world's largest defence contractor and definitely not on the brink of going out of business.
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Mr O'Neill said defence contractors would have to diversify more in future.
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The peace dividend has contributed to thousands of job cuts at defence contractors like Dowty group and Smiths industries.
defense
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It will provide security and real-time features required by government intelligence and defence agencies, Department of Defense contractors and others.
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In addition to the Navy and civilian employees, dozens of defense contractors have relocated or beefed up local offices.
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Gary was an electrical engineer for a defense contractor in the Washington area.
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One benefit, he said, is the closer working relationship between defense contractors and the Navy.
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It cost government and defense contractors $ 5. 6 billion in 1995 to protect classified national security information.
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Many members of Congress of both parties serve districts harboring big defense contractors that would be affected.
government
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Digital Systems, a government contractor , has yet to explain how t will succeed where Opus failed.
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When this is done by a private government contractor , the impropriety is obvious.
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Nearly every government contractor befriends and hires Pentagon employees and bends the rules wherever possible.
haulage
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The Shore Porters' Society of Aberdeen, founded as a haulage contractor in 1498, is still in business.
■ VERB
build
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This is because customers, such as building contractors , are looking towards one-year hires and leasing deals rather than purchases.
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She and Joe Greenspun, a building contractor , married in Detroit in 1951.
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Her father, Nicholas Bojaxhiu, was a building contractor .
employ
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The following factors may influence a decision to employ contractors: 1.
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Many also worked as self-\#employed independent contractors in the specialty trades.
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Sometimes we need to employ contractors because they have specialist knowledge.
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In addition, these companies employ about 1000 software contractors .
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Those employed by contractors were left out.
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The decision to employ contractors is made rarely solely on economic grounds.
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At Cherry Willingham everyone on the premises was involved. including those employed by contractors .
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Yet there is the anomaly that the Housing Executive employs contractors who are not warranted on major jobs.
hire
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Landowners could hire a contractor at, say, £110 / acre and keep £90 / acre.
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The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.
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Should a company employ its own delivery fleet, or should it hire contractors for distribution?
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Eade urged homeowners to hire contractors to work on their roofs and avoid risking injury by attempting to remove snow themselves.
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And what was Mr Perkins doing hiring two sets of contractors to work on one farm?
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Rusk follows his two couples through developing their designs, hiring a contractor , beginning construction and ending the project.
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We hired a local construction contractor , and within three weeks the school looked as good as new.
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That means hiring a private contractor to plow and making sure the contractor is paid.
let
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When let out to private contractors , corruption and harsh treatment of the paupers was too often added to failure.
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The Contractors State License Board will let callers know whether contractors have complaints or court judgments against them.
pay
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The contractor negotiates with an insurance company which agrees, for a fee paid by the contractor, to provide the bond.
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You simply pay an independent contractor what you agreed to pay him.
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In fiscal 1994-95, San Francisco paid outside contractors $ 2. 6billion for construction and goods and services.
provide
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We will provide improved scope for contractors to carry mail to final delivery offices.
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Motive power was initially provided by the contractors: An 0-6-0 saddle tank, Fleetwood.
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The first step was to check the cost of the in-house services against that which could be provided by private contractors .
require
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They can also shift employees to other departments or require contractors to hire them at comparable wages and benefits.
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The federal government requires contractors to give workers who are displaced by a contract first crack at job openings.
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That regulation requires contractors to make a good faith effort to hire 50 percent of their work force from San Francisco.
work
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In the meantime, Parkside is being maintained by a crew of former pit men working for a private contractor .
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The best way to end this type of corruption in the Pentagon is to forbid military retirees from working for military contractors .
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Bragg, 30, of San Marcos, who works as an independent contractor for a mortgage bank.
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Crews from Burlington Northern &038; Santa Fe worked with contractors .
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Millions more work for government contractors .
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One benefit, he said, is the closer working relationship between defense contractors and the Navy.
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For instance, the telephones at 3Com are answered by people who work for an outside contractor .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a building contractor
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Happy to co-ordinate with interior designers, architects and contractors.
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It is possible that the contractors will also be occupiers.
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Neither wants to accept responsibility for the repairs needed since the previous contractor went into liquidation.
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Private contractors take over from them next month, and have said they won't take on Tony and George Sabin.
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That of the contractor is to ensure a profit in doing so.
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The contractor may subcontract out much of the work, but the contractor is where the buck stops in terms of responsibility.
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The plans would allow contractors to compete for much more of the work than they can at present.
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We will provide improved scope for contractors to carry mail to final delivery offices.