businesslike manner

collocation in English

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businesslike
adjective
uk
/ˈbɪz.nɪs.laɪk/
us
/ˈbɪz.nɪs.laɪk/
getting things done in a quick and ...
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manner
noun
uk
/ˈmæn.ər/
us
/ˈmæn.ɚ/
the way in which something ...
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(Definition ofbusinesslikeandmannerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It now needs to be marketed in a professional andbusinesslikemanner, targeting potential new audiences.
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It has done so in a concise andbusinesslikemanner.
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Is the owner of undeveloped land going to be taxed as if he were dealing with the land in an ordinarybusinesslikemanner?
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That is another tribute to thebusinesslikemannerin which our civil aviation service is conducted.
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As a matter of fact, those figures are very convincing as regards thebusinesslikemannerin which our monopoly company is managed.
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Why should we not have the accounts presented in a proper andbusinesslikemannerso that we can see the details?
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To be successful, such enterprises have to be undertaken in a realistic andbusinesslikemanner, and some have failed for lack of these qualities.
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The ring-fencing of housing revenue account encourages authorities to manage their housing in a more accountable andbusinesslikemanner.
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I was under the impression that the purchases of coal had been made in an entirelybusinesslikemanner, and -with very great advantage to the public.
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There are, however, exceptional cases, and those exceptional cases, it seems to me, ought to be dealt with in a morebusinesslikemannerthan they are now being dealt with.
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I do not regard that as an unhelpful beginning to the discussions which we shall be having, no doubt in far morebusinesslikemanner, over the next few weeks.
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Its operations are carried out on abusinesslikemanner, with market rents, to generate a return.
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