worldwide competition

collocation in English

meaningsofworldwideandcompetition

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worldwide
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/
us
/ˈwɝːld.waɪd/
existing or happening in all parts of ...
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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 ofworldwideandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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British agriculturists have to fightworldwidecompetition, and it is not surprising that their industry has changed.
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That takes me logically to the next step:worldwidecompetition.
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Indeed, only with innovative and high quality products can we overcome the fierceworldwidecompetitionand emerge from this difficult time of crisis.
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The result has been the production of an article which is still, despiteworldwidecompetition, supreme.
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We must also face the fact of the fierceworldwidecompetitionfor new orders.
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I have read in press reports, although it may not be true, that aworldwidecompetitionmay be held for the design.
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If we are to continue to attract investment in those fields, givenworldwidecompetition, we need a tax regime that will encourage such investment.
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To improve competitiveness and achieve tightworldwidecompetition, industry must have lower costs.
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However, the ability to build sophisticated ships is not a safeguard againstworldwidecompetition.
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They certainly can give no improved facilities to traders who look for them in the stress ofworldwidecompetitionin which they are engaged.
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In a society where everything is subordinated to a free market andworldwidecompetition, companies have now become a commodity.
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In the first place, production in this country faces on the wholeworldwidecompetition, whereas distribution has closed markets.
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That is essential to meet the ever-increasingworldwidecompetitionfor whatever inward investment projects there are to be won.
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We can look for growth outside, inworldwidecompetition, but we will begin by finding it at home.
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We must meet those objectives in the era of global, not national, markets, ever faster waves of technological innovation and increasingly intenseworldwidecompetition.
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Shipbuilding facesworldwidecompetitionat a time when there is a world recession in shipping.
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It is successful againstworldwidecompetition.
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Science and technology are employed in aworldwidecompetitionfor military and economic power.
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Increasing globalization and the advent of social networking have fostered moreworldwidecompetitionthan ever before.
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