medium-sized business
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business
noun
uk/ˈbɪz.nɪs/us/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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(Definition ofbusinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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All the interest groups, with the unsurprising exceptions of the truckers' association and the trade association of small andmedium-sizedbusinessfirms, supported it too.
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There is no single "official" definition of what constitutes a small ormedium-sizedbusiness.
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There is no single official definition of small ormedium-sizedbusiness.
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There is no single official definition of a small ormedium-sizedbusiness.
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The banks then went round their small andmedium-sizedbusinesscustomers calling in loans, ending overdraft facilities and refusing money needed for expansion.
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It is not acceptable that every small ormedium-sizedbusinessshould be required to seek out a patent attorney to defend its own innovations.
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I visited amedium-sizedbusinessin my constituency which has a turnover of £10 million a year.
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I see no sign of the participation of small andmedium-sizedbusinessin the social dialogue.
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You are 50% more likely to have an accident at work if you work for a small tomedium-sizedbusiness.
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Our partnership approach also applies to small andmedium-sizedbusiness, which produces over half of business output.
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I believe that here lies the key to our industrial recovery—the encouragement of the small andmedium-sizedbusiness.
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Overall the agreement represented a reasonable balance between achieving challenging environmental objectives while minimising the cost to small andmedium-sizedbusinessand individuals.
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I recently conducted a survey of every small andmedium-sizedbusinessin my constituency.
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Particularly are we concerned about the rôle of the small andmedium-sizedbusiness.
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I would say in passing that the greatest enemy of the small andmedium-sizedbusinessis, in fact, the large business.
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Accordingly, up-and-coming enterprises in the small andmedium-sizedbusinesssector must be strongly incentivised.
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Until that time, the bulk of bank advances had gone to large andmedium-sizedbusiness, mainly because they could provide security.
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That is sad news for those who are involved in small andmedium-sizedbusiness, as well as for those employed by them.
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It also means focusing on the fundamentals, as amedium-sizedbusinesswould do.
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The industry needs to play an effective, hands-on role with the small andmedium-sizedbusinesscommunity.
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