reputable firm

collocation in English

meaningsofreputableandfirm

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reputable
adjective
uk
/ˈrep.jə.tə.bəl/us
/ˈrep.jə.t̬ə.bəl/
having a good reputation and able to ...
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firm
noun[C]
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
a company offering a professional service, for example a company ...
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(Definition ofreputableandfirmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Today, thereputablefirmhas its shutters up.
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Why should the taxpayer be asked to finance the lessreputablefirm?
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The best protection for shareholders is for them to deal with areputablefirmof stockbrokers.
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They are a veryreputablefirmand their opinion can be taken quite seriously in matters of this kind.
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Areputablefirm, if it is worth its salt, will employ a safety officer.
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One was areputablefirmselling suits and clothing of that kind.
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Areputablefirm, even a bank, not knowing these things could employ that individual and his firm to protect the wages deposited in the bank.
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Areputablefirm, such as one of our members, will make the damaged car totally roadworthy, using special equipment.
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Already this factory has been taken over by a veryreputablefirm.
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I emphasise that this firm is a thoroughlyreputablefirm, providing what it considers to be a useful service.
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It is a very substantial andreputablefirm.
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I hope that noreputablefirmor responsible professional adviser will regard this type of device as the sort of thing they should adopt.
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I have a letter from a veryreputablefirmin my constituency, one with a high reputation.
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When a factory became vacant, we had more than onereputablefirmready to take it.
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They are two-roomed houses, and they were measured by areputablefirmof surveyors.
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That may be so when the person involved is a highly trained security officer from areputablefirm, working on a specialist task.
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The problem is not confined to this district or to thisreputablefirm.
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If he could not be prosecuted and convicted, noreputablefirmwould have a proper hold upon their men.
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When they started to make inquiries, they were told that areputablefirmwould be dealing with the removal of the asbestos.
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The veryreputablefirmconcerned, of course, like other firms, satisfied itself that the transaction came outside the provisions of the order.
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