leading firm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofleadingandfirm
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leading
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈliː.dɪŋ/us/ˈliː.dɪŋ/
very important or ...
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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 ofleadingandfirmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One of my clients is aleadingfirmin the drink industry, although it has many other activities.
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I noticed that in the case of one leading company, audited by aleadingfirmof auditors, that practice has been followed.
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I asked aleadingfirmof chartered surveyors: what is the obstacle to getting more of this kind of housing built?
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That creates the danger of an investment bottleneck, as was said by aleadingfirmof railway solicitors.
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The opportunity was taken in that debate to find fault with aleadingfirmof consulting engineers.
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In paragraphs 287–289 of its report, without any of that help, the tribunal makes disparaging criticism of aleadingfirmof consulting actuaries.
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Aleadingfirmof brokers has said that it feels that this ought to be possible.
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Aleadingfirmof consulting actuaries should be employed to establish how progressive funding could be commenced.
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Even aleadingfirmof brewers, when advertising for a lorry driver, stipulated that none but teetotallers need apply.
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The company had run into difficulties, and aleadingfirmof merchant bankers—in pursuit of its pound of flesh, so to speak—is threatening to take over the family home.
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What is aleadingfirmof consultants?
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I understand that they may consider appointing aleadingfirmof ship-repairers to act as managing agents.
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I understand that the error was discovered by a practitioner, who sought legal advice from aleadingfirmof solicitors, who in turn took counsel's advice.
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It is later revealed that this is because the president left aleadingfirmafter not having enough time to spend with his own family.
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The leading firms' mean square forecast error can be larger than that of following firms if the proportion of following firms is sufficiently large.
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The importance of imitative behaviours in district evolution explains why leading firms set out the path that other local players tend to follow.
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Leading firms, research labs, public institutions, education institutions, and banks belonging to a district are progressively all involved.
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In addition, the inability to correctly interpret expectations will cause a "boomerang effect" on the forecasts and forecast efficiency of the leading firms.
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Although the following firms obtain the leading firms' forecasts, they are unable to accurately interpret the content of information because there is some miscommunication between firms.
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Some leading firms have adapted their strategies.
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