iron foundry

collocation in English

meaningsofironandfoundry

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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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foundry
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfaʊn.dri/us
/ˈfaʊn.dri/
a factory where metal is melted and poured into specially shaped containers to produce objects such as wheels ...
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(Definition ofironandfoundryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Note that particulate emissions from the chemical plant are significantly higher than emissions from theironfoundry.
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First, the health damages associated with the chemical plant are much higher than those associated with theironfoundry.
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Second, the health damages from uncontrolled emissions are much higher than for controlled emissions - 16 times higher for theironfoundryand 50 times higher for the chemical plant.
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Theironfoundryproduces table bases.
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The company set up sawmills and anironfoundry.
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With consideration of conditions prevailing in theironfoundryindustry, it is claimed that such expenditure cannot be justified.
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In another part of the prison there is a realironfoundry.
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Theironfoundrytrade is at present operating at about two-thirds of capacity overall.
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We have anironfoundrywhich produces for the tractor industry.
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In the steel industry expenditure during the last five years has been £20 million, excluding blast furnaces, and inironfoundryit has been £13 million.
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In theironfoundrythe figure is not so high, but it is still far too high.
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My own father, who worked in anironfoundryall his life, almost lost his sight at 62 and had to finish.
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As the defence programme advances, fewer orders forironfoundryproducts are being placed.
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It is for theironfoundryindustry itself to devise a satisfactory apprenticeship scheme.
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I refuse to use the word "formation" for engineers—that sounds like something that was dreamt up in anironfoundrylate at night.
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In my constituency, for example, there is not very much industry, but one of the few industrial installations is a not very largeironfoundry.
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This village of 4,000 souls grew up around cool pits and anironfoundry.
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Theironfoundryproblem should be made the subject of legislation in particular.
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I am not aware that there is short-time working on any appreciable scale in theironfoundryindustry as a whole.
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This is also true of theironfoundryindustries.
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First, theironfoundrywas closed.
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