specific sector
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecificandsector
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specific
adjective
uk/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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sector
noun[C]
uk/ˈsek.tər/us/ˈsek.tɚ/
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country ...
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(Definition ofspecificandsectorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This seems particularly bizarre when one considers the possibility of multiple sequential interments of aspecificsectorof the population.
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Boundaries to aspecificsectorthen become less important.
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The resulting problems have led to a wide range of regulatory instruments, each developed for aspecificsector, with different procedures and varying degrees of control.
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The high value that contemporary political and social elites place on competition resulted in the rise of administrative agencies - semi-independent regulatory bodies - that regulate for competition in aspecificsector.
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Third, the committee regularly organizes consensus conferences to evaluate prescription patterns in aspecificsectorand to make practical recommendations to prescribers.
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However, it does not apply where aspecificsectorof legislation covers the same aspects under consideration.
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Much of our energy is destined for thisspecificsectorin particular.
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It forms aspecificsector, and it has specific fishing grounds.
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Also, businesses in aspecificsectorand/or covered by an agreement can claim for more than one relief under the levy.
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It is difficult to identify the precise amount of an award that would benefit aspecificsectorsuch as tourism.
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They set off a chain reaction in thespecificsectorand as a result in the rest of society.
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The best available techniques are anything but correctly applied in thisspecificsector.
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However, in no way must one product or onespecificsectorbe forced to bear the cost of the agreements.
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We also need to ask ourselves how long we need to continue thespecificsectorsupervision.
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This will halt the trend in thisspecificsector, where emission levels have been rising rapidly, increasing by 73% between 1990 and 2003.
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He was concentrating on aspecificsectorof the wealth creation processes of this country; namely, manufacturing industry.
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His speech was characterised by great vagueness and an over-anxiety to make propaganda points for aspecificsectorof the electorate.
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The individual rules are each limited to aspecificsector, but there is no overall plan.
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One cannot deal with aspecificsectorof the nationalised industry without considering the effect generally.
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He identified onespecificsectorof the training budget—training for work—but overall it has not changed.
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