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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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big
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The agenda for public debate about defence issues is increasingly shaped by the activities of the Pentagon's biggest arms' suppliers .
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It is a big supplier of recipe dishes and desserts to the supermarkets.
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The federal and state government water projects are the two biggest suppliers in California.
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The big essential oil suppliers stock a bewildering array of essences.
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One clue is that California, the biggest supplier of walnuts, will not contract to supply whole halves.
component
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In April a crisis loomed. Component suppliers decided to stop making deliveries unless they were paid.
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These should be available from most good component suppliers and are certainly listed in the Maplin catalogue.
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Groups resulting from a parent manufacturer establishing a pyramid of subcontractors and component suppliers .
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And the latest move could lead to a further 1,500 jobs going among component suppliers .
foreign
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Business Deals - Drawing up contracts with foreign suppliers or customers, and taking account of the customs regulations in transportation.
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There are more direct connections between London gangs and their foreign suppliers .
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To compete with Moscow they must also be able to deal direct with foreign suppliers .
independent
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Forcing independent gas suppliers to respond to gas leaks reported to them.
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As a producer and processor of organic products, Dirk is a successful and independent supplier of the current market demand.
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The Secretary of State can insist upon changes to any plans that do not make sufficient use of independent suppliers .
large
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Is the world's largest supplier of branded spirits for the duty free market.
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Other limiting factors include unions, large customers and suppliers , and government.
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What the manufacturer / retailer needs is a larger supplier base in order to be more competitive.
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In each period, on each island there are a large number of suppliers and demanders.
leading
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Morton was also a pioneer in coil coatings and its industrial coating group is a leading supplier .
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Two new products promise to make it the world's leading supplier to the diet food industry.
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Overall these efforts will consolidate Johnson Matthey's position as a leading supplier of high-technology materials.
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I have tried all the leading suppliers of seat covers and they are unable to help me.
local
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If you want to control the vogue for greed and exploitation, then start using local suppliers .
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Even local suppliers win contracts with the multi-national corporations.
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There's no greater pleasure than handing over money to a local supplier who helps make life easier.
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Our local supplier of beer-and winemaking supplies provided me with an extra dark malt crystal.
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I can get a local supplier to construct something very similar to design 5.6.
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Developing local suppliers -- a major government goal -- could also be difficult.
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It also had to tackle the challenge of ensuring international oil operators knew of the capabilities of local suppliers .
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Your local computer supplier may be the first place to visit.
main
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This was easily adopted to bore engine cylinders, and Wilkinson became Boulton &038; Watt's main cylinder supplier .
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Mr Souster said directors blamed poor financial performance on high investment and problems with one of Cartesia's main suppliers .
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George has spent several years working for one of Office Cleaning's main suppliers prior to joining Rentokil.
major
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Many software houses sell consultancy, and disappointing product sales from 1988-91 have driven the major hardware suppliers into the services market.
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One major supplier , Ig-Lo, has stopped accepting orders for this season.
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The company is a major supplier of marine fuels in the port of Aberdeen.
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Change of control provisions Contracts with the company's major suppliers or customers may have change of control provisions.
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It is a wonderful opportunity to see the major suppliers and decide on the lists you want to consider.
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However, one of their major local suppliers , B.D.B., are confident they will be able to help.
other
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But it will only work if further orders are required and other suppliers are not readily available.
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In other circumstances another supplier may have prevailed.
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It is an offer that no other coal supplier at home or abroad can make.
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It has to keep its own prices down so that it can compete with other major electricity suppliers .
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More so even than the ethnographers, philologists and other suppliers of ethnic and national services who have usually also been mobilised.
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It believes it can quickly make up ground on other Unix suppliers .
outside
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Transaction costs have encouraged firms to expand their own internal capacity in preference to extensive reliance on outside suppliers .
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Some downsizing was simply a shift to outside suppliers .
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Finally, there is the danger that once an organisation disbands its own workforce it may be exploited by monopolistic outside suppliers .
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The foundry was allowed to go to pot in the seventies and Pringle's started purchasing from outside suppliers .
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That was the money he had had to lay out to pay his outside suppliers .
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Desktop full colour publishing will remove the need for many organisations to use outside suppliers .
potential
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It also claims that the audit is an aid to the company, its bankers, potential suppliers and tax inspectors.
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To do this, the estimator must initiate inquiries for price information from potential suppliers .
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Finally, evaluate each potential supplier critically.
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If a cheaper potential supplier is discovered, a firm contract between the parties may be signed.
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Similarly with public goods: there may be many potential suppliers of television broadcasts, but funding them presents a problem.
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Competitive tender Always obtain three prices before short-listing a potential supplier and do not forget to squeeze them for discounts.
small
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Bankruptcies, especially among the big firms' small suppliers , are at a record.
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This is especially true when you have a small supplier or company dealing with a much bigger company.
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The small supplier firm will often be located near to the big firm, and will be expected to provide supplies on demand.
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At the same time, larger companies may take advantage of smaller suppliers by delaying payment.
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The small supplier would then not be in the hands of his bank.
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Some major companies build this relationship by offering engineering and manufacturing guidance on modern manufacturing methods to smaller suppliers .
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But smaller suppliers will be unable to compete for such large-scale business.
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The rivalry promoted between large companies has its reflection in fierce competition between small suppliers for orders from parent companies.
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equipment
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Each of these stages would be examined against records of the client, equipment supplier and main contractor.
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Drill bit and equipment supplier Baker Hughes of Houston has hired 1, 100 new workers in the past year.
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Stuart Seller has been promoted to the post of service supervisor at Washington office equipment supplier Comcare.
library
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The growth of the library supplier has been a highly significant development of the past 20 years.
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Finally some library suppliers have built up databases of books which can be addressed online by library clients.
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The library suppliers maintain showrooms with large stocks, from which visiting librarians may select.
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Publishers' announcements and lists from library suppliers usually come a month or two in advance of publication.
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The library supplier aims to make money.
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The distribution system of the library suppliers gives them in this sense a considerable advantage.
software
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Target customers include the regional Bell operating companies, independent phone companies, and network software suppliers .
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Gates had always had a clear idea of what he wanted to be: the prime software supplier to the world.
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ask
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The second it to ask the suppliers to provide information on the correlation between different census variables and the various geodemographic systems.
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In January 1987, it asked suppliers to increase their productivity by 5% a year, for five years.
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And rather than asking for commission from suppliers he often buys the weapons himself and sells them at a profit.
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If in doubt, ask the supplier to measure up for you.
become
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Furthermore, district health authorities were obliged to become traders rather than simply suppliers of hospital services.
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Several Third World countries have themselves become suppliers of small arms for such conflicts.
buy
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Businesses can already buy from suppliers in different countries, and exchange costs are marginal.
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The new plan would eliminate the mandated middleman and allow retailers to buy directly from suppliers .
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There was no doubt that Hari would buy from the same supplier as the Grenfells and what if Hari had an outstanding bill?
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A natural target, then: a nationwide monopoly, compelling the public to buy from a single supplier .
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It was also made clear to them that their training budget could be used to buy training from any supplier .
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Eventually every electricity user will be able to buy from whichever supplier offers the best deal.
lead
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Fuel Cells Johnson Matthey is the worlds leading supplier of platinum based catalysts for phosphoric acid fuel cells.
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This search leads to customers, suppliers , or competitors.
pay
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One of Mr Hammer's favourite examples is Ford's redesign of the procedures it uses to pay its thousands of suppliers .
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That was the money he had had to lay out to pay his outside suppliers .
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They are hanging on by refusing to pay suppliers .
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In addition, it outlaws retrospective reductions in prices paid to suppliers .
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The simplest test of a company's fortunes is to find out how quickly they pay their suppliers .
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Here efficiency is increased if a per-unit output subsidy is paid to suppliers , rather than a grant towards input costs.
provide
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All bibliographical information provided by suppliers to libraries should be subjected to close scrutiny.
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If maintenance is mentioned, details of terms and limitations should also be provided by the supplier .
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In a sense, dealing with complaints is one of the after-the-sale services provided by suppliers .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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one of the world's biggest suppliers of defense equipment
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The company is now the main supplier of educational software to schools.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alternatively, the customer or supplier may look on the purported transfer as an opportunity to terminate or renegotiate the contract.
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Buyers worked closely with suppliers, both new and established, to identify opportunities and develop exciting new Sainsbury brand products.
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Major art suppliers offer their own willow charcoals in similar formats.
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Materials from the supplier will be ordered only if the production plant can sell its product.
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The changes envisaged in the White Paper could lead to a personal social service system dominated by commercial suppliers.
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The goal is to link the company and the suppliers and distributors so that payments can be sent and received electronically.
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These high profits have a paradoxical effect: They provide a steady incentive for drug suppliers.
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To do this, the estimator must initiate inquiries for price information from potential suppliers.