trade embargo
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftradeandembargo
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trade
adjective
uk/treɪd/us/treɪd/
publishingspecialized
used to refer to the publishing of books, etc. that are aimed at the ...
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embargo
noun[C]
uk/ɪmˈbɑː.ɡəʊ/us/ɪmˈbɑː.ɡoʊ/
an order to temporarily stop something, especially trading or ...
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(Definition oftradeandembargofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftrade embargo
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Thetradeembargothus officially ended in 1790.
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Most importantly, atradeembargowas still in effect.
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Thetradeembargohad been started during the war.
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Guilds decided if and when atradeembargowas warranted against the city.
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The second and the obvious thing to do is either to rescind altogether or at least mitigate this ridiculoustradeembargo.
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The same is true of atradeembargo.
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But we do not believe that an internationaltradeembargowould be practicable.
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They could take a major step forward by agreeing to the reciprocal lifting of thetradeembargothat has been in place since the conflict.
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It is still too early to examine thetradeembargo; we do not yet know what should be done about it in the future.
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It may be asked why they have not imposed a totaltradeembargo.
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Thetradeembargocame along, but there was no sign of oil sanctions.
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They suffer from atradeembargo; from a travel embargo; and they suffer from money and cash problems.
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What we have therefore is atradeembargo.
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It imposed atradeembargo, although that has not yet had the desired impact.
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What is the purpose of this one part of atradeembargo?
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However, a generaltradeembargowould not be effective and would require international support, which is not in prospect at present.
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He has declared atradeembargoto wreck the economy.
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The possibility of atradeembargohas been considered on a number of occasions; we have always concluded that it would be inappropriate and ineffective.
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We saw them carrying out the earth in baskets supported on bamboo poles, as thetradeembargoprevents them from having bulldozers and mechanical navvies.
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We were then told that there would be no totaltradeembargo.
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