means of distribution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmeansanddistribution
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means
noun
uk/miːnz/us/miːnz/
a method or way of ...
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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/us/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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(Definition ofmeansanddistributionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Copyright problems need to be tackled - licence agreements need to be signed - archiving and documentation have to take place - and ameansofdistributionestablished for various categories of user.
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They came to the merchant's depot, bought coal, and were themeansofdistributionto the small consumers.
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Changing ameansofdistributionto make it fairer produces losers as well as gainers.
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In other words, they are linking the material to be distributed and themeansofdistribution.
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It cannot be immune from air attack and also be an efficientmeansofdistribution.
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First, the product must be right, and, secondly, a market must exist with ameansofdistributioninto that market.
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The persecution of the independent press must stop and themeansofdistributionof journals and newspapers must be freed up.
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In local authority work we often talk about clean food campaigns, but we ought to furnish the essentialmeansofdistributionfor clean food.
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The plant and machinery should be nationalised, is the suggestion, and also the means of newsprint production and themeansofdistribution.
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Print runs and themeansofdistributionhave yet to be finalised.
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It cannot be immune from air attack and at the same time ameansofdistributionfrom that centre.
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We shall never be finished with it until we have got nationalisation of all themeansofdistribution"— presumably including transport— "production and exchange.
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First, you have to decide whether the factory capacity is sufficient, or whether themeansofdistributionare sufficient.
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Some authorities have central freezing units and have effectivemeansofdistribution.
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Clearly, therefore, othermeansofdistributionwould be subject to negotiation.
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To get them on to a wearer's feet, retail shops and othermeansofdistributionare essential, and should be equally treated for taxation purposes.
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There aremeansofdistributionthat can even do away with the need to market a physical product.
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They can work in collaboration, but caution will have to be observed in plunging into a complete municipal distribution when there already exists themeansofdistribution.
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It was fought upon the nationalisation of the means of production and themeansofdistribution, and upon the nationalisation of the steel industry which was particularly mentioned.
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But new technologies are simplymeansofdistribution.
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