unfettered competition

collocation in English

meaningsofunfetteredandcompetition

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unfettered
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈfet.əd/us
/ʌnˈfet̬.ɚd/
not limited by rules or any other ...
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competition
noun
uk
/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than ...
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(Definition ofunfetteredandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunfettered competition

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There is no call for unlimited choice orunfetteredcompetition.
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It is our view that, althoughunfetteredcompetitiongave us some benefits, it has had a terrible downside for passengers.
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Further, the free andunfetteredcompetitionof the trade itself has gone.
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It ignores completely the fact that free,unfetteredcompetitionin transport seriously interferes with the national economy and considerably slows down our productive effort.
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That would have been the result of free andunfetteredcompetition, and we would have suffered for it in the long run.
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First, we are completely opening up the railway network to new rail freight companies, allowingunfetteredcompetitionfor the first time.
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It is very nice to hear the voice ofunfetteredcompetitioncoming from the opposite benches.
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This is not the side ofunfetteredcompetition, but that of social solidarity, redistribution, diversification and cultural values.
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Pure free trade andunfetteredcompetitionwould no longer exist.
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But the day forunfetteredcompetitionhas gone.
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That arrangement was criticised by people who at that time fearedunfetteredcompetition.
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If our costs rise so that we cannot compete abroad, it is of comparatively little importance that we haveunfetteredcompetitionat home.
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We must bear in mind that it has faced tremendousunfetteredcompetitionwith considerable success.
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The best way to get prices down is to allow the agency ofunfetteredcompetitionto do it for us.
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That led tounfetteredcompetitionand the situation whereby the national mega-airlines grabbed the smaller airlines.
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It is not, however, possible to enable everyone to access these modes of transmission in the framework ofunfetteredcompetition.
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We have had free andunfetteredcompetitionsince 1921.
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Right at the other end of the picture there is a possible policy ofunfetteredcompetition, completely unrestricted freedom of choice.
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It is very interesting to note that "setting the people free" does not mean, so far as the steel industry is concerned, free andunfetteredcompetitionin the future.
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