closed factory

collocation in English

meaningsofclosedandfactory

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closed
adjective
uk
/kləʊzd/us
/kloʊzd/
not ...
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factory
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæk.tər.i/us
/ˈfæk.tɚ.i/
a building or set of buildings where large amounts of goods are made ...
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(Definition ofclosedandfactoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is difficult to know what goes on behindclosedfactorygates.
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There is nothing more closed than aclosedfactory.
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Our massive deficit in manufacturing trade hasclosedfactoryafter factory, not only in the development areas but throughout the country.
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Efforts continued to refinance theclosedfactoryfor another ten years.
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All the constituencies in the region are littered with the dereliction of closed factories.
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Instead, there has been that dismal, almost daily, record of disinvestment in the form of closed factories.
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The plan for the concentration of the bacon industry, at present in draft, provides for the closed factories retaining their licences to produce bacon.
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The closed factories should be kept ready to start up again as soon as possible after the war.
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We see closed factories and a shrunken industrial base.
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There are redundancies all over the place, and that means closed factories.
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Closed factories and shut shipyards don't chip in a penny to the kitty.
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Many closed factories and plants lie unoccupied in the town.
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Cook closed factories and warehouses, replacing them with contract manufacturers, causing the company's inventory to fall from months to days.
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His reasons for running included high unemployment and numerous closed factories, as well as the overall state of the country.
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