machine tool trade
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmachine,toolandtrade
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machine
noun[C]
uk/məˈʃiːn/us/məˈʃiːn/
a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type ...
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tool
noun[C]
uk/tuːl/us/tuːl/
a piece of equipment that you use with your hands to make or ...
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trade
noun
uk/treɪd/us/treɪd/
the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people ...
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(Definition ofmachine,toolandtradefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A typical case is the machinetooltrade.
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In 1956 the machinetooltraderecruited altogether two graduates.
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Now what has happened to the machinetooltrade?
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I understand that in the machinetooltradethis practice is a conventional one.
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This is not the only situation we have to face in the machinetooltrade.
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We still do only a small percentage of the machinetooltrade.
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The truth is that the machinetooltradewas caught in a cross-fire.
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What will happen to the machinetooltradeof this district?
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As regards the machinetooltrade, that also is in exactly the same condition.
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I have spoken of the catastrophic decline of the machinetooltrade.
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I have an interest in the machinetooltrade, not in the manufacturing section directly.
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The machinetooltradeis a very vital industry which of late has suffered from evil times.
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In the analogoustooltradeissues have been subscribed eight or ten times over by the public.
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The difficulties at the company are a reflection of the difficulties of the whole machinetooltrade.
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There was a meeting in my office a month ago of many of the most eminent members of the machinetooltrade.
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In the handtooltradethere has been a branded name—a quality of service—which has been tied to resale price maintenance agreements.
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No industrial country can hope to survive if it has no machinetooltradeand the plant in its factories is wearing out.
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In the machinetooltrade—men are being called up and have gone from this trade—if men are to be replaced specially they will have to be specialist men.
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