unfair trade

collocation in English

meaningsofunfairandtrade

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unfair
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈfeər/us
/ʌnˈfer/
not treating people in an equal way, or not ...
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trade
noun
uk
/treɪd/us
/treɪd/
the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people ...
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(Definition ofunfairandtradefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunfair trade

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This emphasis onunfairtradepractices suspended national planning and revitalized the market by discouraging cutthroat competition.
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We must be tough againstunfairtrade.
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It is not free trade butunfairtrade.
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The industry, however, is at present hamstrung byunfairtrade.
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We are this afternoon concerned solely withunfairtradepractices.
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They were deliberately created by subsidies, they constituteunfairtradeand the industry cannot deal withunfairtradeon that scale.
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By contrast, the commerce clause jurisdiction involving the regulation ofunfairtradepractices gave unions, particularly the partially unionized sectors of this market, an incentive to organize.
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Theunfairtradeunit has been expanded and is intended precisely to embrace all the different aspects of unfair trade that in many cases baffle business men.
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We should not loosen the rules againstunfairtrade, but rather enforce them.
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Secondly, the problems of those industries include the threat ofunfairtrade.
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The industry is suffering from the effects not of free trade but ofunfairtrade.
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The rich countries continue to exploit them throughunfairtradeagreements.
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I think that some people exaggerate the extent ofunfairtradepractices.
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When free trade isunfairtrade, there are no benefits in it.
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Their plight is one of the starkest examples ofunfairtraderules.
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Such remailing is an extremelyunfairtradepractice and it must be stopped.
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Again, ourunfairtradeunit is carefully monitoring progress on all these cases.
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The fourth section considers the question of why cotton emerged at the heart of global debates aboutunfairtradepractices, by analysing the actors behind the campaign and their motivation.
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As regards shipbuilding and engineering, my information is that no cases of reportedunfairtradepractices have been substantiated.
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I am satisfied that use of this legislation provides the best method of countering suchunfairtrade.
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Perhaps most important, it is an argument for waging war onunfairtradepractices by other countries.
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The increased liberalisation of trade must be accompanied by better use of defence instruments to combatunfairtradepractices.
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If we lose reliable statistics, our ability to combatunfairtradefrom overseas will be further worsened.
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On the one hand, we must and will ensure continued protection of our industry againstunfairtradepractices.
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