glass factory

collocation in English

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glass
noun
uk
/ɡlɑːs/us
/ɡlæs/
a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and ...
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factory
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæk.tər.i/us
/ˈfæk.tɚ.i/
a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made ...
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(Definition ofglassandfactoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Skruv was the first place the group visited in winter, a rural community of about 2,000 souls, a train station, a brewery and aglassfactory.
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Helens, aglassfactorywhich produces television tubes is about to close down, and 750 men face redundancy.
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It has aglassfactoryand is known as glass-maker village.
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The rulers of the town attempted to open a silk spinning factory and aglassfactoryduring the 18th century, though these were not successful.
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He worked at aglassfactoryin his youth.
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Though lamp glass manufacturing profits were shrinking, a separate lampglassfactorywas built in 1971.
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In 1804-1843, five coal mines, two zinc mills and aglassfactorywere opened here.
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Aglassfactoryhas unfortunately closed, but we are hoping to resuscitate it.
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Theglassfactorywas established in 1960.
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Between 700 and 800 of these people are employed in theglassfactory, and about 1,400 work in the manufacture of cathode ray tubes for television.
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In the 19th century it was turned into aglassfactory.
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Violence and destruction, including the demolition of aglassfactory, unleashed the traditional repressive measure.
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The first industrial plant, aglassfactory, started around 1870.
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Various parts of the castle were used as a farmyard and aglassfactory.
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There is aglassfactoryproducing primarily glass bottles.
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She drives him to inspect aglassfactory, where he finally discovers the washroom attendant is his man.
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Between 1782-1869 there was aglassfactoryand a little temporary textile industry in the village.
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Today, nothing of theglassfactoryremains, other than the company headquarters building and the hospital.
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He worked in aglassfactory, and learned business.
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In 1791 aglassfactoryopened was built in the village.
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The village has grown considerably after the railway construction was completed in 1851, and even more after theglassfactoryhas been constructed in 18861887.
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His father was a glass cutter who owned a smallglassfactory.
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