joint enterprise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofjointandenterprise
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joint
adjective
uk/dʒɔɪnt/us/dʒɔɪnt/
belonging to or shared between two or ...
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enterprise
noun
uk/ˈen.tə.praɪz/us/ˈen.t̬ɚ.praɪz/
an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will ...
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(Definition ofjointandenterprisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofjoint enterprise
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The structure and form of the celebrations sought to bind the city's political leaders together with local leaders in ajointenterprise.
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Doctors, in their treatment and naming of pregnancy and its complications, constitute one such community, negotiating meaning in thejointenterpriseof pregnancy care.
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They refuse to admit that being part of ajointenterprise, as such, is a redeeming feature of anyone's life.
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Authorities are generally responsible for the success of thejointenterprise, or some portion of it.
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From a sociolinguist's perspective, this characterization of ajointenterpriseor shared goal appears very general.
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But can she, in good faith, present the exchange of the bread for £0.51 as ajointenterprisewhose purpose is to benefit both of them?
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The development of shared practices emerges as the participants make meaning of theirjointenterprise, and of themselves in relation to this enterprise.
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The project must rely on the goodwill of both communities and be ajointenterprisewith, of course, the appropriate material, financial and human resources.
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I return to the topic ofjointenterprise.
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But clearly it is ajointenterpriseand the trustees cannot possibly be effective unless they share the aspirations and spirit of the existing trustees.
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Again, in this field it is worth noting further examples ofjointenterprisethat benefit our export trade.
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Promising local initiatives include schemes in which local education authorities, teachers and examination boards are involved in ajointenterprise.
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Is it ajointenterprisein that sense or not?
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Secondly, given the rateable value threshold of £5,000, what happens where the village shop and the post office are ajointenterprise?
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First, could arrangements be made in the future for more accountability with regard to thejointenterprise?
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I am considering the issues raised byjointenterprisecases in which a child loses it life, and hope to reach a conclusion soon.
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Let us bring parents and teachers together in ajointenterprise.
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He said that he thought that a matter forjointenterpriseby the old-established urban district council and the new development corporation.
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It will destroy a very successfuljointenterprisebetween the public and private sectors.
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That is the nub of the problem ofjointenterprise.
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