aircraft industry
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaircraftandindustry
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aircraft
noun[C]
uk/ˈeə.krɑːft/us/ˈer.kræft/
any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane ...
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industry
noun
uk/ˈɪn.də.stri/us/ˈɪn.də.stri/
the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or ...
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That is particularly true of anything to do with the defence industry, theaircraftindustryand so forth.
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In general, the government support for aerospace meets the need that certain developments in the large civilaircraftindustryrequire very high levels of investment.
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They do not mind doling out money to theaircraftindustry.
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The decision to embark on this project means a substantial addition to the volume of future work available to theaircraftindustry.
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Look at what theaircraftindustryhas had since 1947.
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Outside theaircraftindustrya wide range of equipment is being brought forward.
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That categorical statement will be warmly welcomed by those who maintain their standard of life by working in theaircraftindustry.
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This was a damaging and hurtful blow to theaircraftindustry.
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The shipbuilding industry could learn a great deal from theaircraftindustryabout the provision of life-saving apparatus.
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Theaircraftindustrymakes a major contribution to our exports.
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Quite apart from the financial side, theaircraftindustryitself cannot possibly decide its own long-term employment policies while this sort of thing goes on.
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If left to finance itself from its own resources, private enterprise in theaircraftindustrycould not function.
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We must, in this debate, put theaircraftindustryand its achievements in the right perspective.
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He will be the one who will have to run the nationalisedaircraftindustry.
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Over £5,000 million has been spent on theaircraftindustryalone since 1947, £4,000 million of it public expenditure.
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We also have a serious situation in theaircraftindustry, and everyone knows what a problem that is today.
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Secondly, irreparable damage would be done to our great and thriving civilaircraftindustry, whose export effort has, since 1951, earned £1,200 million overseas.
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I turn briefly to the affairs of theaircraftindustry.
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In particular, there is no policy about operational requirements designed to keep theaircraftindustryfully occupied.
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First, he asks why we do not sell more, and then he spends the next half hour running down our products and theaircraftindustry.
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