leisure industry

collocation in English

meaningsofleisureandindustry

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leisure
noun[U]
uk
/ˈleʒ.ər/us
/ˈliː.ʒɚ/
the time when you are not working or doing ...
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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 ofleisureandindustryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These species are also a significant part of the multi-billion dollar sport andleisureindustrythrough their use in playing surfaces such as golf courses.
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Much bar work and casual labour work in theleisureindustryare done in that way.
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Several representatives from the tourism andleisureindustrysit on regional development agencies, although they do not all have such a representative.
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Indeed, many leading businessmen, withleisureindustryinterests, have been involved as well as senior civil servants.
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We must be conscious of those freedoms, to ensure that we do not discourage a legitimateleisureindustry.
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It is helping developments in the countryside, in tourism and in theleisureindustry.
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I refer to the fact that the tourism, hospitality andleisureindustryhas very much come of age.
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I declare an interest as the director of a company which at present is developing a hotel and is also involved in theleisureindustry.
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Is he aware that theleisureindustryis under tremendous verbal support from his colleagues?
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Why should hours be restricted in shops when they are not in factories, in theleisureindustryand in catering?
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I hope that the new agency will not deter that development, as it is so important to those in theleisureindustry.
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I have been in theleisureindustryall my working life, and at least it solves one problem—that of leisure.
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That has led many livestock farmers to diversify into theleisureindustry.
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The hospitality andleisureindustryhas made no formal request to have licensing hours varied to allow them to serve alcohol during early morning games.
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We must accept the fact that the football business is part of theleisureindustry.
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Theleisureindustryis competitive, with various attractions vying for our attention, particularly at weekends when many families enjoy time together.
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I do not understand why thisleisureindustryshould have been selected for relief when other leisure industries receive no such benefit.
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I have received representations on this subject from a number of companies and associations in the tourism, hospitality andleisureindustry.
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These games together with computer games have become an integral part of the modernleisureindustrynot only in amusement arcades but in the home.
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