shipping business
collocation in Englishmeaningsofshippingandbusiness
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shipping
noun[U]
uk/ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/us/ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/
ships considered as ...
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business
noun
uk/ˈbɪz.nɪs/us/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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(Definition ofshippingandbusinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It made a vast difference in the whole of ourshippingbusiness.
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That other business may or may not be purely ancillary to theshippingbusiness.
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Often credit terms are a major factor in attracting newshippingbusiness.
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The question is what is ashippingbusiness.
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We should not let it go so far that it tends to put out of business our coastalshippingbusiness.
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Nor is theshippingbusinessso very good.
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Those in theshippingbusinessknow, however, that their role is vital and their place in our hearts quite secure.
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So there is a great deal of possibleshippingbusinessoff the coasts of other countries.
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Ashippingbusinessneeds ready access to investment.
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The first proviso deals with the case where theshippingbusinessis purely ancillary to some other business.
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I wonder whether the air can go on developing at this rate without—in the end, anyway; nobody knows when—making serious inroads into theshippingbusiness.
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No business induces more trade throughout the country than theshippingbusiness, whether it be shipping itself or shipbuilding.
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It is an important element in theshippingbusinessthat a ship shall be sure of being able to secure a return cargo.
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He wished to assist his brother, who had ashippingbusinesshere.
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The only fair way of assessing the profits of theshippingbusinessis to make a comparison over a period of years.
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I have spoken to people in theshippingbusiness, and they have the same story to tell.
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The words "trade or business" includeshippingbusiness.
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Its object is to take away in regard toshippingbusinessa particular kind of relief, namely, the relief by repayment and setting-off.
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Because in substance and in fact the business with which you are dealing is not ashippingbusiness.
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No commercialshippingbusinessdoes its own shipbuilding and ship-repair work.
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