large enterprise

collocation in English

meaningsoflargeandenterprise

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large
adjective
uk
/lɑːdʒ/us
/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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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 oflargeandenterprisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflarge enterprise

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His recording label was not alargeenterprise, but it held a prominent position in the urban folk revival environment of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Industry, or industrial development, is not particularly favoured at all, and in fact, within the industry sector, it is mainly small business, notlargeenterprisethat has been given preference.
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It may be a verylargeenterprisethat is required, or it may be a very small one.
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In everylargeenterprisethere are always miscalculations.
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Profits are vital to eachlargeenterpriseand to the people who work in it.
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Initially, to keep thislargeenterprisegoing, it is necessary to have a great deal of housing for rent.
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But there is nothing to prevent a single person starting a company that could develop into alargeenterprise.
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It is a practical necessity in anylargeenterprisein which there are a variety of associated activities.
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Regulation reinforces the power of thelargeenterpriseat the expense of the small; it creates a barrier to entry.
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I happen to be connected with alargeenterpriseinvolved in the manufacture of building materials.
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I am sure that it is a perfectly respectable company, but it has no proven track record in such alargeenterprise.
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It is not a verylargeenterprisewhich absorbs £50,000.
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The transition from small to medium orlargeenterpriseis difficult.
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Everylargeenterprisetoday publishes its accounts in as much detail as possible.
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I am perfectly certain that it would make the task of thislargeenterprisepractically impossible, and would cause very serious delay.
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That is much more difficult than joining alargeenterprise.
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There are bound to be occasions when somelargeenterpriseis desirable in the national interest but difficult to justify in normal commercial terms.
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Is it not about time that we gave it a hand to ensure that every small, medium andlargeenterprisecan implement that toolkit, becoming innovative and successful in exporting?
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Anylargeenterpriseis accustomed—as in the case of the aeroplane—to footing the bill for something which is un- remunerative in order to provide a service to the public.
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