adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a medium-sized business
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They offer services to small and medium-sized businesses.
a medium-sized firm
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The law will not effect medium-sized firms with less than 100 employees.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
business
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Redstone plans to offer broadband services to small and medium-sized businesses following local loop unbundling in July 2001.
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Rather than focus on big leveraged buyouts, Ripplewood will primarily look at medium-sized businesses with potential to export their products.
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It is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses , and includes access to a suite of Microsoft Office applications.
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But the doubling of capital allowances for small-and medium-sized businesses is welcomed by all sides of the industry.
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The objective would be to provide funds for startups and for small and medium-sized businesses in general.
company
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Some 11.5% comes from industry, 9.8% from government, and 7.5% from and small to medium-sized companies .
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Smaller and medium-sized companies are likely to face the same type of time perspective when they seek external financing.
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Instead, a central fund for state property will be set up to sell large and medium-sized companies .
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There will also be easier access, especially for small and medium-sized companies , to innovation support programmes.
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Small and medium-sized companies are, after all, still the big companies of the future.
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It is the kind of argument that any businessman in charge of even a medium-sized company would recognize instantly.
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The chairman, Lord Alexander, said the pain continued to be felt amongst personal customers and small to medium-sized companies .
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The target is 500 schemes by 1993, with a switch of emphasis towards small- and medium-sized companies .
firm
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Exchange rate uncertainty places small and medium-sized firms at a special disadvantage.
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One medium-sized firm of solicitors in East Anglia has written to its staff asking them to forgo their pay for December.
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Redundancies are expected in large numbers, particularly from medium-sized firms .
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The issuing house was active in turning small- and medium-sized firms into public companies.
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In contrast, medium-sized firms in particular thought the requirement should be aimed specifically at sole practitioners and firms in breach.
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Some medium-sized firms will be decentralised and structured by divisions.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
large-sized/medium-sized/pocket-size etc
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For a medium-sized power such as Britain, the best way to maximise our influence is to pool sovereignty by combining with others.
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However, with the two medium-sized potatoes and a spoonful of carrots, she found this also quite to her liking.
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In a medium-sized bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
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In the first instance the government was aiming to foster a private sector in small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Several banks have 30% of their liabilities denominated in dollars; one medium-sized bank recently had half.
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Team C operates in a medium-sized town with some outlying rural areas and serves a population of about 13,000.
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The farmers who are successful are those with medium-sized farms, who are growing for export.
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To make lentils, in a medium-sized saucepan, heat oil and saute carrot, onion, and celery until lightly colored.