unfair subsidy

collocation in English

meaningsofunfairandsubsidy

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unfair
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈfeər/us
/ʌnˈfer/
not treating people in an equal way, or not ...
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subsidy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌb.sɪ.di/us
/ˈsʌb.sə.di/
money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it ...
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(Definition ofunfairandsubsidyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was anunfairsubsidypaid by the many for the few.
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These amendments are not against subsidy as such but againstunfairsubsidy.
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We are not talking about rich kids getting anunfairsubsidyat the expense of poor deprived children in inner-city areas.
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There is nounfairsubsidyto the private sector.
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He is also right to say that state aids provide anunfairsubsidy.
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It is a veryunfairsubsidywhich we in this country compete against, although we do have the horticultural payments.
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I am, however, againstunfairsubsidy.
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Increased free trade and the reduction of unfair subsidies have been a most positive result.
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It refers to trade policy, export promotion, measures to combat unfair subsidies, state aid and inward and outward investment.
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We are supporting them to ensure that our industry is not damaged by unfair subsidies elsewhere.
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That enables some control to be kept on the effect of unfair subsidies and unfair competition.
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It is its efforts to bring about the elimination of unfair subsidies that we support and hope to see effective.
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When firms come up against obstacles such as non-tariff barriers or unfair subsidies we are always ready to intervene strongly on their behalf.
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It is not right that good employers should be undercut by bad employers who benefit from these unfair subsidies.
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It has often been suggested that foreign shipbuilding competition benefits from unfair subsidies.
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It is our intention to attack the unfair subsidies in those other countries, and we have taken action in that regard.
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Also in the last few days the question of unfair subsidies has arisen.
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We know that the beneficiaries would be countries which make a virtue of breaking the rules on dumping, unfair subsidies and erecting barriers to imports.
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When those negotiations are under way, the opportunity to sort out the problems created by unfair subsidies and unfair competition could and should have been taken.
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On the other side employers will be able to bring out the difficulties under which they labour owing to competition, sweated labour, unfair subsidies, and so on.
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