trading pattern

collocation in English

meaningsoftradingandpattern

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trading
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtreɪ.dɪŋ/us
/ˈtreɪ.dɪŋ/
mainly UK
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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pattern
noun
uk
/ˈpæt.ən/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition oftradingandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftrading pattern

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Next, there has been a change in thetradingpattern.
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Ourtradingpatternhas altered enormously since then, and it will go on altering.
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It is important to realise that, over my lifetime, thetradingpatternhas changed.
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We must recognise that theirtradingpattern, like ours, has been changing.
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The textile industry, mindful of its part in a socialtradingpattern, also supports these ideals.
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It is not possible to quantify the effects on employment of any particulartradingpattern.
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Snakes, crocodiles, parrots, tortoises and tropical fish are all part of the worldwidetradingpattern.
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Our owntradingpatternis not yet determined for the future.
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Will he reconsider this serious interference with the normaltradingpattern?
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It is atradingpatternthat has benefited both countries consistently over a lengthy period.
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I was able to point to the recenttradingpatternof my own family business.
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We are merely acknowledging that theirtradingpatternhas changed, is changing, and is going to continue to change.
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I now turn to the indisputable evidence that a new global economic andtradingpatternis emerging.
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It seems to me that it is ridiculous that people in certain areas cannot take advantage of thetradingpattern.
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That means a distortion in what has always been a natural and most advantageoustradingpatternfor this country.
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I want to emphasise how important it is to us, this problem of imports of agricultural products, against the background of our worldwidetradingpattern.
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There are many who think that with our enormoustradingpatternour present reserves are inadequate and should be built up.
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Sometimes there might not be an establishedtradingpattern—for example, in relation to a new shop which has only recently started to trade.
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Of course, that circumstance has not been present now, and we have to deal with an altogether different worldtradingpattern.
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It seems that the one thing it is essential for us to keep is thetradingpatternthat causes the deficit.
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The legacy left by that strait-jackettradingpatternis what those countries now have to overcome to break into the global market.
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I have no doubt that had ourtradingpatternin the last three years not changed in the way it has begun to change.
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I appreciate that the existence of a newtradingpattern, and indeed the very word "warehouse", can create difficulties for a local planning authority.
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I am ever optimistic that in the future we in this country can adjust ourtradingpatternas successfully as we have always done in the past.
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The sizes recommended here largely reflect today'stradingpatternand, therefore, do not represent much of a change in what will appear on the shelves in the shops.
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