Collocations withfirm
These are words often used in combination withfirm.
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accounting firm
One accounting firm investigating a company to whom a bank had lent money reported that it was in serious difficulties.
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advertising firm
He has now repudiated the advertising firm, though as far as we know, it was not to blame at all.
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advisory firm
The research analysts department is therefore sometimes part of the marketing department of an investment bank, brokerage, or investment advisory firm.
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architectural firm
In other words, we are not giving a <i>carte blanche</i> to the authority to expand its architect's department into a major architectural firm.
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auditing firm
An accredited auditing firm is responsible for all ballot papers, from both the elected judges and public votes, to ensure the voting process is transparent.
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banking firm
What would be the difficulty of permitting a transfer from one banking firm to another if the balance remained blocked?
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competing firm
It may not have had the same chances as a competing firm because of matters entirely outside its control.
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consultancy firm
No consultancy firm has been appointed so far.
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consulting firm
Where the same man is doing similar work in a consulting firm separate from a manufacturing organisation, he will be taxed.
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contracting firm
The actual payment of the hotel bill is done by the contracting firm.
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dominant firm
These factors are interpretable as dominant firm strategies of specialization with output scale effects, and diversification with low or no output scale effects.
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engineering firm
He is employed by a private engineering firm as a machinist.
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foreign firm
Foreign trade can be introduced in the model by assuming that a foreign firm is considered a competitor just like any other.
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high-tech firm
They are becoming increasingly important in backing high-tech firm formation.
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incumbent firm
For example, consider a dynamic game in which the players are an incumbent firm in an industry and a potential entrant to that industry.
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independent firm
Were any calculations and assessments of this method of transporting ore carried out by an independent firm?
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industrial firm
By far the greatest number of inventions produced by the private inventor, or within an industrial firm, probably receive the treatment which they merit.
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large firm
Not only the ecology of the large firm differs; this is also true of its management.
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leading firm
One of my clients is a leading firm in the drink industry, although it has many other activities.
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lobbying firm
There is no need to employ a lobbying firm.
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major firm
For example, why have some firms been included and others not, despite arguments about one major firm in an estuary?
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manufacturing firm
As for domestic oil-fired heating, one manufacturing firm has provided graphs for the use of its would-be customers.
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marketing firm
In each city, a list of householder names was purchased from a national marketing firm.
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medium-size firm
The medium-size firm employs an accountant and charges those services against tax.
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medium-sized firm
That applies especially to a small workplace in a small or medium-sized firm that does not employ many human resources people.
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multinational firm
Today the multinational firm will communicate with remote peoples in their own language.
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non-union firm
But in a non-union firm, the employees might form a committee to become the representatives of the workers in that firm.
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outside firm
The local, or national, authorities privatize the resource by allowing an outside firm to access the resource, while declaring illegal its access to villagers.
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pharmaceutical firm
He said that he had been a director of a pharmaceutical firm for many years.
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private firm
Thirdly, national and international regulation and private firm decisions are closely connected.
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publishing firm
I have no pecuniary interest in a publishing firm nor has my daughter, except that she is employed by one as a salaried executive director.
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regulated firm
Finally, the cost transfer could be used to cover up inefficiency by concealing that the regulated firm would be unable to recover costs in the non-regulated market at market prices.
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reputable firm
Today, the reputable firm has its shutters up.
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research firm
A research firm rents the human capital stock, accumulated by the agents.
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rival firm
Then by reason of the competition of a rival firm he may lose income again for a time, and he comes back again into insurance.
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shipping firm
There is scarcely a lesser shipping firm which is not in the hands of the mortgagees; the banks control the industry.
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small firm
No commercial firm manager used the words 'partner' or 'partnership', though one small firm owner talked of working in a 'team' with local social workers.
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well-known firm
Much more importantly, a valuation of the college was carried out by a well-known firm of chartered surveyors at £33 million.
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