coal company

collocation in English

meaningsofcoalandcompany

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coal
noun[C or U]
uk
/kəʊl/us
/koʊl/
a hard, black substance that is dug from the earth in pieces, and can be burned to produce heat or power, or a single piece ...
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company
noun
uk
/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/us
/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/
an organization that sells goods or services in order to ...
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(Definition ofcoalandcompanyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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From his journal it is possible to ascertain that thecoalcompanyemployed a single man as a bailiff, who was charged with the overall day-to-day management of the concern.
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This is what every reasonable privately-ownedcoalcompanyhas done.
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We are not more sympathetic towards onecoalcompanythan to the other.
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All that acoalcompanyhas got to do is to liquidate.
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I admire the fact, however, that he is now a director of a private sectorcoalcompany.
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I have recently received two letters from the chairman of the country's biggestcoalcompanyexpressing concern about the issue.
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Following the death of the head of that family, thecoalcompanywas discovered to be immensely in debt.
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Thecoalcompanyin my area was probably one of the best in the country but it was still terrible.
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The accusation has been made here that thiscoalcompanyis preparing and developing to produce coal in 1947 or 1948.
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Some landowners will choose to sell outright to thecoalcompany.
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That is not peculiar to thatcoalcompany.
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Although the letting value of the land was about £5 an acre it cost thecoalcompany£6,092 per acre.
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He is not a person with a roving commission who could go and visit anycoalcompanyhe likes and demand to look at their accounts.
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The families blamed thecoalcompanyfor failing to finance a secondary exit for the mine.
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He resigned his position with thecoalcompanyabout 1878 to devote his entire time and attention to the mining machine business.
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Also, thecoalcompanyis trying to overpower the citizens and miners to prevent them from striking.
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Thecoalcompanyacted as banker to this society.
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The council was plunged into financial ruin after thecoalcompanyrefused to pay for the work in excess of 500.
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Many coal companies began employing non-union workers who would work for less money so that thecoalcompanycould maintain a profit.
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His father was vice president of acoalcompany, earning an income which afforded them a comfortable living.
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