major competitor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandcompetitor
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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competitor
noun[C]
uk/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tər/us/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɚ/
a person, team, or company that is competing ...
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(Definition ofmajorandcompetitorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It has taken 18 years for amajorcompetitorto be published.
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One-party domination in vote shares can be measured both by the average vote share for the largest party and by its average distance from itsmajorcompetitor.
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The extent of one-party domination in vote shares is measured both by the average vote share for the largest party and by its average distance from itsmajorcompetitor.
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At the next moment it is an undesirablemajorcompetitor.
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In that period our manufacturing productivity grew faster than that of any othermajorcompetitor.
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No one could possibly sustain an exchange rate that did not reflect the real interest rates vis-à-vis ourmajorcompetitorcurrencies.
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Many of ourmajorcompetitorcountries have such a structure.
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Oil had emerged as amajorcompetitorwith coal for the inland market.
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I agree with those arguments, but our record in that respect compares unfavourably with the record of all ourmajorcompetitorcountries.
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European industry is better placed as amajorcompetitorwhen it comes to defending its share of the market.
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They are, of course, themajorcompetitorto private forestry growers.
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Inflation, although comparatively worse than in 1979 by comparison with othermajorcompetitorcountries, is certainly under control.
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Fewer young people stay on after 16 than in any of ourmajorcompetitorcountries.
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That is most certainly a possibility, and it could apply to the steel industry, amajorcompetitor.
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I cannot understand the philosophy that argues that you are expanding by being absorbed by amajorcompetitorin the industry.
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Europe is amajorcompetitoron the maritime transport market, especially in terms of transporting passengers and containers.
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Productivity has been rising substantially for more than a year now, but to a large extent this has been offset by pay increases exceeding those inmajorcompetitorcountries.
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Britain is now in the shameful position where fewer young people stay on in full-time education or high-quality training after 16 than in any of ourmajorcompetitorcountries.
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Eagle got its final wins after being amajorcompetitorin the series since the beginning.
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Since the late 2000s, internet video services which distribute original and non-original movies and television shows have become amajorcompetitorto pay television channels.
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