construction industry

collocation in English

meaningsofconstructionandindustry

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construction
noun
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
us
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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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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(Definition ofconstructionandindustryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His main research interests are the economic and business history of construction and theconstructionindustry.
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Two of the ' productive sectors ', agriculture and especially theconstructionindustry, are critically stumbling behind.
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Given the characteristics and settings of theconstructionindustry, a modular, architecture-centric approach was adopted to structure and develop the ontology.
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Both of these points threaten a profit source in theconstructionindustry.
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Finally, data-warehousing techniques have been described and presented as a potential solution for knowledge management in theconstructionindustry.
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First, the paper gives an overview of the benefits that can be gained from improved information and knowledge management in theconstructionindustry.
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For example, this is one of the problems behind the current stalled progress in the use of foundation classes in theconstructionindustry.
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In common with many industrial sectors, including theconstructionindustry, the transactions are complex and highly uncertain, incorporating relationships that are long-term and flexible.
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This paper has described a wide range of technologies and approaches relevant to theconstructionindustry in the area of information and knowledge management.
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The author believes that document management systems constitute a fairly basic but promising approach to managing knowledge in theconstructionindustry.
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The mission statement of the 'constructionindustry' needs to be re-defined.
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As architects, we are trapped between a creative output as in fine art and the empirical, quantifiable research in theconstructionindustry.
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Thus, for example, one can create a party branch to represent the localconstructionindustry.
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This paper is based on work and research undertaken within several past and ongoing research projects aiming at improving information-sharing and knowledge reuse within theconstructionindustry.
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An improvement of the economic situation was supposed to be brought about by cuts in the trade tax and by a programme stimulating theconstructionindustry.
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The above is a response to academic restructuring pressures, however the role of the professional associations and theconstructionindustryremains unclear in relation to research.
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The aim of the use case is to integrate heterogeneous applications for project management, which teams of theconstructionindustryuse for dealing with large construction projects.
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While the identification process was achieved in a matter of days, this did reflect (timescale wise) the current information and document search practices in theconstructionindustry.
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The unemployment rate in this period ranged from roughly 2.5 % in the utilities and sanitation services, communication, and finance, insurance and real estate industries to 7.5 % in theconstructionindustry.
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