national chain

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandchain

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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chain
noun
uk
/tʃeɪn/us
/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition ofnationalandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnational chain

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One constantly sees the small shop or medium-sized shop being bought out by a bignationalchainof stores and losing their individuality.
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In my constituency, some small pharmacies are independent and others are branches of a largenationalchain.
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The union leader then becomes part of anationalchain.
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In this context we must also consider the corner shop, and the multiple, as well as the large regional ornationalchain.
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That is their response to thenationalchainsupermarkets.
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Today, they spend their money in a branch of anationalchainof restaurants or pubs.
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They are based on the results of an annual empirical study of prices obtaining innationalchainstores and high street shops, and mail order catalogues.
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Some are organised in anationalchain.
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The area features a shopping area, which has a range of independent shops, along withnationalchainstores.
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However, he also often fought to protect small local and independent businesses that were threatened by increased competition fromnationalchainstores.
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This area is also served by manynationalchainfast food restaurants.
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This will not solve the fact that there are no majornationalchainstores located in downtown or its direct vicinity.
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Major retailers include fivenationalchainstores; as well as local retailers of clothing, home-wares, and other goods.
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This shopping strip is notable for the relatively low proportion ofnationalchainstores and franchises among its businesses.
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Natchitoches, a popular tourism area of the state, is equipped to serve visitors with elevennationalchainhotels, and, including.
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The remaining interior spaces of the mall soon filled up withnationalchaintenants.
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The hotel is not affiliated with anynationalchain.
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Nationalchainrestaurants also feature the dish or variations.
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In 2006, the company won contracts with a rapidly growingnationalchain, which it used as its preferred supplier of pizza ovens and dough mixers.
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