would-be investor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwould-beandinvestor
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would-be
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈwʊd.bi/us/ˈwʊd.bi/
wanting or trying ...
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investor
noun[C]
uk/ɪnˈves.tər/us/ɪnˈves.t̬ɚ/
a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get ...
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(Definition ofwould-beandinvestorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Awould-beinvestorwould direct his attention particularly to that unused resource of well over 3 million unemployed.
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I shudder to think what message he was trying to send to anywould-beinvestorin this country.
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Let us look at the sort of factors that are considered by awould-beinvestorin deciding whether to invest.
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The challenge now is to produce a blueprint that will instil confidence into would-be investors.
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Many governments have improved their regulatory framework for foreign direct investment, with investment promotion agencies to assist would-be investors.
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As a result, would-be investors often want some guarantee of income, or a monopoly, or both.
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Would-be investors have been too critical in their requirements.
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That affects the psychological approach of would-be investors and business men.
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This is a hardy annual suggestion at this time of the year, but a positive act of encouragement to would-be investors.
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The current limit of £750,000 is inadequate for would-be investors in film production—the average cost for a medium-budget film is closer to £5 million.
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There is a considerable realisation among would-be investors and manufacturers in those countries as to where the costs lie and do not lie.
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It has been pointed out already this evening that if you reduce the security you will run great risk of frightening away would-be investors.
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They have the greatest cost disadvantage for which they must somehow compensate would-be investors to persuade them into the area.
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The fact is, though, that would-be investors are put off by their perception of the security situation.
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That is the date that would-be investors should bear in mind.
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I am sure that the delays are also frightening off would-be investors.
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Corruption and the legal framework also put off some would-be investors.
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Nevertheless, we cannot afford to have anything but the very best to offer would-be investors: in management, in expertise and skills of all sorts, and in the maturity of attitudes.
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For would-be investors, the objections were not primarily based on politics or nationalism but economics.
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Financial transactions are predominantly informal due to lack of banking and financial services which presents an opportunity to would-be investors in the identified sectors.
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