profitable sector
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprofitableandsector
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profitable
adjective
uk/ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bəl/us/ˈprɑː.fɪ.t̬ə.bəl/
making or likely to make ...
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sector
noun[C]
uk/ˈsek.tər/us/ˈsek.tɚ/
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country ...
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(Definition ofprofitableandsectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They tried to sell off theprofitablesectorof road haulage.
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He did not refer to the £12 million a day which allegedly is being poured into the so-calledprofitablesectorof private enterprise.
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The question is getting up the amount of money which we can obtain by taxation without destroying any givenprofitablesectorof the economy.
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Theprofitablesectorwill be cut out by this development.
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Since nationalisation, much money has been earned by thatprofitablesector.
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However, 32 million tonnes are below that line, but are close to being brought into theprofitablesector.
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Theprofitablesectorof motor car manufacturing is certainly not in assembly.
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Airports have come of age and the airport industry is now a mature and in many cases expanding and highlyprofitablesectorof the economy.
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They are probably engaged in the mostprofitablesectorof livestock at present.
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In order to fulfil the objectives of the reform, the answer is simple: ensure a sustainable andprofitablesectorand guarantee supply.
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It thereby paves a very broad way for the monopoly insurance companies to increase their profits by entering yet anotherprofitablesector.
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That means that the private sector of industry must be aprofitablesectorand must regenerate its future investment from profitability.
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Sheep has been a relativelyprofitablesectorfor the last few years.
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We frequently find that in this situation a company might well let aprofitablesectorcontinue on a steady level, because there is no great excitement in it.
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The commercial horticulture, with over 27,000 hectares of land, is the mostprofitablesectorof the agriculture.
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Travertine mining is anotherprofitablesector.
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Beehiving is anotherprofitablesector.
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That is a cut of £220 million, at the same time as profitable sectors are being hived off.
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The showrooms are very profitable sectors of the industry.
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