high-tech industry

collocation in English

meaningsofhigh-techandindustry

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high-tech
adjective
uk
/ˌhaɪˈtek/us
/ˌhaɪˈtek/
using the most advanced and developed machines ...
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industry
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.də.stri/us
/ˈɪn.də.stri/
the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or ...
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(Definition ofhigh-techandindustryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Shipbuilding is ahigh-techindustry.
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The pharmaceutical industry is a highly competitive,high-techindustry.
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Thehigh-techindustryfaces problems of financing.
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Women have the highest potential to accelerate the development of ourhigh-techindustry.
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The message from thehigh-techindustryis loud and clear.
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We are also attracting morehigh-techindustryto the town.
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To have a goodhigh-techindustryit is important to provide opportunities for women.
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Shipbuilding is ahigh-techindustrythat combines the most advanced technologies in production and operation.
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It is not a dirty, dinosaur industry but ahigh-techindustryinvolving leading-edge engineering solutions.
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We are talking about ahigh-techindustrywhich has invested millions of pounds in its plant and machinery.
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We also know thathigh-techindustryerodes capital fast because of the rate of technological change.
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This is ahigh-techindustry, in which the real capital is the brilliant people who work for it.
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Our pharmaceutical companies—thehigh-techindustrythat we want—are the leading exporters in the world.
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Other important contributors to its economy include aerospace, education, manufacturing, andhigh-techindustry.
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These programs lead to openings in the fields of research andhigh-techindustry.
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Today, the remaining mill buildings house condominiums andhigh-techindustry.
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This was followed by large growth in thehigh-techindustryduring the 1990s and 2000s.
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In the 1970s ahigh-techindustryknown as biotechnology began to emerge.
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Too many business premises in our area are old-fashioned, and do not meet the needs of modernhigh-techindustry.
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We must ask ourselves why an efficient,high-techindustrywith a skilled, flexible and dedicated work force is facing such difficulties.
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There lies the way to success for innovation and forhigh-techindustry, and for a more prosperous future for the country as a whole.
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