noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a car manufacturer/maker
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He works for the German car manufacturer, Mercedes.
a clothing manufacturer
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a large clothing manufacturer
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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To protect Britain's biggest manufacturer by making it less efficient: now that should really worry the public.
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By the same token, big manufacturers are often shareholders in their chosen bank.
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There is a reason for this: most big branded-goods manufacturers have started making own-label products.
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The two men helped make Action Games and Toys the biggest independent manufacturer of toys in Britain.
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Ford, Britain's biggest car manufacturer , went beyond the Budget to offer further reductions on selected Fiestas and Escorts.
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Many big Western arms manufacturers have whole departments devoted to arranging barter deals.
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Since then, he has acted as consultant to many of the biggest amp manufacturers in the world.
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Voice over Clinching the deal with Lockheed makes Dowty the biggest manufacturer of propellers in the world.
different
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Unfortunately, different manufacturers use different codes so there is no compatibility between different systems.
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Drives made by different manufacturers will sometimes not get along.
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They are often on different computers, with different capabilities, manufacturers , software and so on.
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In some cases, the same poor quality wordlist has been licensed for use by a number of different manufacturers .
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Just how much nutrition information should be put on a food label is a much-debated subject and different manufacturers have different views.
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This is why some combinations of drives from different manufacturers are fussy about which is the master.
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By 1908, an estimated 485 different manufacturers were building cars in the United States.
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A bicycle retailer will have models from many different manufacturers to offer customers.
foreign
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In 1986 foreign manufacturers began an advertising blitz.
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Iberian Motors executives could argue persuasively why foreign manufacturers should continue existing arrangements even in the absence of government requirements.
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Furthermore, even if the markets were opened, it would take time for foreign manufacturers to decide whether to enter.
large
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The company, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial aircraft, has experienced five straight years of record orders.
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In another of our cases, a large automobile manufacturer encountered a simple gas-tank problem different from that of the Ford Pinto.
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The latter are more specialised, and usually based on a single large manufacturer .
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This disc is being sold in Britain, but it seems unlikely to win favour amongst large microcomputer manufacturers .
leading
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Read in studio Two leading ice cream manufacturers are getting hot under the collar in a row over trade.
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It was known as the Sports Car World Championship from 1953-61 and the title went to the leading manufacturer .
major
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This month, eight major gun manufacturers announced they would start providing childproof trigger locks with each handgun.
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Most big tournaments have a tent in which the major manufacturers of equipment and clothing display their wares.
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These days most major manufacturers of non-alcoholic beverages produce special drinks of negligible calorie content for the weight-conscious.
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All major protective coatings manufacturers will be faced with the same issues.
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They are already major tube-based manufacturers .
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For major car manufacturers like Renault, Honda and Ford, it is a test bed and showcase.
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I also won a separate competition arranged by one of the major manufacturers attending the event - another £350.
other
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Vauxhall has shrugged off the difficulties faced by other car manufacturers to bring the massive investment to its plant at Ellesmere Port.
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We invented the half-round string in 1978, and then other manufacturers came out with similar strings.
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Flattery indeed. Other manufacturers should follow suit!
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We feel this is a practice other manufacturers should follow.
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Sometimes we find problems of durability; on other occasions manufacturers listen to our ideas and actively make changes in their products.
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But at the other extreme some manufacturers impose what seems an incredible loading against diesel versions.
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Fittings by Cochrane are sold as accessories and used by other kite manufacturers .
small
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In some sectors, B2B is putting smaller manufacturers on a more equal footing with larger businesses in their dealings with retailers.
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Several other small specialty manufacturers also offer electric vehicles and conversions, but their sales are tiny.
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Confidence among small and medium-sized manufacturers is up for the first time in a year.
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It bought a couple of small diagnostic manufacturers to try to do this.
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He started racing for a small local manufacturer .
■ NOUN
car
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Panther is one of Britain's lesser-known car manufacturers .
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Die in Dayton builds the molds car manufacturers use for air bags, and Design Forum in Kettering designs dealer showrooms.
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Recently, car manufacturers have been offering big discounts in a bid to sell more in a depressed market.
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For major car manufacturers like Renault, Honda and Ford, it is a test bed and showcase.
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Eberhard von Kuenheim is the longest-serving chairman of any car manufacturer .
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The Government should take action to force all car manufacturers to pass on its tax cut.
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Volkswagen has seized an investment opportunity by buying Skoda, and other Western car manufacturers are setting up Western-style dealerships.
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This was because car manufacturers gave retailers bonus payments if there were sufficient new registrations during a given period.
cigarette
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For many years cigarette manufacturers survived the accusation that cigarettes killed you.
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That damaged the cigarette manufacturers more than you might imagine.
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I challenge the cigarette manufacturers rather than support them.
computer
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The Justice Department negotiated a settlement in 1994 of charges that Microsoft enforced anticompetitive software licensing terms computer manufacturers .
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It has also encouraged computer manufacturers which use the Intel family of processors to proclaim that in advertising.
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Microsoft Corp. has filed suit against a Houston computer manufacturer as part of a nationwide crackdown on software piracy.
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Compare that with the traditional channel where parts and finished computers are warehoused by the computer manufacturers and by retailers.
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The company is also expected to agree to stop using its Windows licences as a way of punishing or rewarding computer manufacturers .
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For evidence of the totality of power that computer manufacturers have themselves articulated as a final goal, see N0TE5.
equipment
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The company said it expected income from royalties to grow as more printing equipment manufacturers take out licences for its technology.
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An analyst at Smith Barney Inc. upgraded the equipment manufacturer to buy from outperform.
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But, overall, Rescalc V2 will prove invaluable for analogue designers and equipment manufacturers .
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It is in the interests of sports equipment manufacturers to encourage such relative depreciation when their products have long depreciation periods.
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The other partners include Qualcomm, a digital wireless communication developer, and Cartell, a Michigan-based wireless equipment manufacturer .
food
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Direct mail order sale of food products by food manufacturers and specialty shops has become big business.
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Code doting is used by some food manufacturers on products that have a long shelf life.
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This year a pet food manufacturer has issued all the exhibitors with their very own pooper scooper.
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The investigation centers around promotional gimmicks used by food manufacturers to promote particular products in grocery stores.
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They may also feature brand name products whose price reductions are subsidized by food manufacturers .
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But food manufacturers are paying close attention to the colors, textures and flavors that appeal to children and teen-agers.
hardware
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It has important implications for hardware manufacturers too.
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The flocking rules were discovered by Craig Reynolds, a computer scientist working at Symbolics, a graphics hardware manufacturer .
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Old style hardware manufacturers have suffered.
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The same is true of the other hardware manufacturers , with varying degrees of modification.
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Using workflow, one hardware manufacturer managed to cut the time taken to process an invoice from six weeks to three days.
motor
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Their many satisfied customers include gas and electricity companies, motor manufacturers , circuit board makers and steam railway maintenance organisations.
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It says that it has been urging motor manufacturers to make cars more secure since 1961.
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The real villains of the piece are the motor manufacturers .
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Electric motor manufacturer Team Rewinds has taken on Mike Osman, 49, in the newly created post of works manager.
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A motor manufacturer needs to retain an airline for the short notice movement of components, bulky and/or high value.
■ VERB
lead
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Other leading manufacturers have jumped on the bandwagon.
offer
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Surely manufacturers who offer these products and recommend them of use as a priming support for oils have done their research properly?
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Computer manufacturers immediately started offering slick, new machines built around them.
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Recently, car manufacturers have been offering big discounts in a bid to sell more in a depressed market.
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Promotional items and giveaways: Many manufacturers offered giveaways to consumers with the purchase of their product.
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Some manufacturers offer alternative lenses that can be added to the front of the lens.
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Several other small specialty manufacturers also offer electric vehicles and conversions, but their sales are tiny.
produce
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These days most major manufacturers of non-alcoholic beverages produce special drinks of negligible calorie content for the weight-conscious.
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To accommodate the latest technological developments, manufacturers produce peripherals that can be added on to the older machines.
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The drives business is becoming a commodity market as most manufacturers produce devices with similar technology.
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Most other leading art &038; graphic material manufacturers produce holders, but the range of leads available is still very limited.
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Alternatively, manufacturers have recently produced a colour changer.
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The only way out is to adopt low-cost technologies, which local manufacturers can produce and which villagers can maintain.
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To overcome this problem one enterprising manufacturer now produces narrow contoured baskets which fit snugly on to the shelves of all popular designs.
require
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The incentive for these inventions is imposed by requiring the manufacturer , rather than the consumer, to be responsible for disposal.
sell
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That means for every $ 100 worth of chips sold , manufacturers received $ 114 in new orders.
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Composites: essentially manufacturers in their own right which stock and sell other manufacturers' products.
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Gore sells only to select manufacturers and then approves every design to prevent poor construction from sabotaging its lifetime guarantee.
supply
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All necessary bolts and sealant were supplied by the manufacturer .
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Any smooth flooring supplied unsealed should be sealed for use in a bathroom - instructions are supplied by the manufacturer .
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For under-sink installation it is essential to use the purpose-designed hot tap supplied by the heater manufacturer .
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When I discovered designs for slip in the pattern library books supplied by the manufacturers I was pleasantly surprised.
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As each external tank is only used once, a new one must be supplied from the manufacturers for every launch.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a soft-drinks manufacturer
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Alubend is one of the country's biggest manufacturers of aluminium tubes.
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Clothing manufacturers have also felt the effects of the recession, as people spend less on clothes.
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Complaints should be sent to the manufacturer .
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Contact the manufacturer of your washing machine for a replacement part.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All major protective coatings manufacturers will be faced with the same issues.
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At the same time, a combination of high costs and cutthroat pricing is driving out manufacturers of computing and communications hardware.
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Corridor's platform will allow retailers to inform their customers of precise delivery dates through online links to manufacturers and distributors.
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I am writing to complain about manufacturers who use unnecessary packaging.
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If inventories get too bloated, manufacturers generally halt production and slash their work forces to stay more in line with demand.
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Medtronic Inc. v. Lohr: Federal law does not prevent patients from suing manufacturers of defective medical devices in state courts.
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Most folks will prefer the latter, which is the way Windows 95 is usually set up by manufacturers.