local business

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandbusiness

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/
us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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business
noun
uk
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
us
/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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(Definition oflocalandbusinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal business

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Involves regulation of private sector; related tolocalbusiness, entertainment, temperance, streetcar regulations, or morality.
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As regards thelocalbusinesscommunity, proprietors perceived security firms as both an essential deterrent and as an efficient and fast responder.
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Information aboutlocalbusinesspartners also plays a role.
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Among the frustrated were some members of thelocalbusinessestablishment.
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From the 1920s to the 1940s, the struggle betweenlocalbusinessand the postrevolutionary state for the allegiance of labour intensified.
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Localbusinesselites were said to have little time for the forums.
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Local parties sometimes function like charity organizations; the local party boss develops a charity plan and persuadeslocalbusinesspeople to help the poor.
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The keys to success are to muster support from town government andlocalbusinessleaders, and to recruit local volunteers to support the promotional effort.
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As a worker becomes deeply involved in thelocalbusinesscommunity, he/she knows how to access information or contacts.
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Hence, decisions about urban planning and reconstruction came about through an interplay between local council committees andlocalbusinessand other organizations.
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At other times it is possible for less ambitious and inclusive regimes to concentrate upon relatively routine service delivery issues or to challenge the growth agenda oflocalbusinessleaders.
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Moreover, the national language(s) of the country that the company is attached to will remain the language used forlocalbusinessas well as for informal discussion among colleagues.
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These examples show that state legislatures regularly dealt inlocalbusiness, but they in no way show that these dealings conflicted with the interests or wishes of the local place.
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Farming, military service, smalllocalbusinessventures, employment in local cigarette factor and employment overseas are the main sources of livelihood for the majority of the population.
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I was appalled at what happened and was delighted that a meeting of thelocalbusinesscommunity was held, which the police attended.
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I will continue to encouragelocalbusinesssupport for such projects in all possible ways.
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Localbusinessfinds local authorities indifferent to a plight they cannot afford to aid.
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One of the problems at the moment is the divergence between local people represented by councillors on local authorities and thelocalbusinesscommunity.
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A motorway services area has been developed due to the efforts of a relatively small group oflocalbusinessmen.
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