domestic industry
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdomesticandindustry
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domestic
adjective
uk/dəˈmes.tɪk/us/dəˈmes.tɪk/
relating to a person's ...
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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 ofdomesticandindustryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is significant that frame-work knitting was adomesticindustryhighly dependent on child labour.
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But only very limited use was made of tariffs as a means of fosteringdomesticindustry.
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This approach generally involved the use of tariffs and quotas to protectdomesticindustry.
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The important question will be whether thedomesticindustrywill be able to compete with terminator varieties introduced from outside.
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The pre-weaving processes such as sorting and spinning of wool tended to be adomesticindustry.
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This was coupled with the adoption of economic policies that facilitated the access to, and thedomesticindustryof, pesticides.
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Clearly the demand generated by the era's construction boom far outstripped the expanding capacity ofdomesticindustry.
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Fishing is not just adomesticindustry.
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Largely, these came fromdomesticindustry.
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Moreover,domesticindustryhereabouts was not run from towns, and also concentrated as it prospered, contrary to proto-industrialization theory in both respects.
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But, if this had been the case, concurrent growth in foreign trade (especially imports) and indomesticindustrywould be surprising.
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What we need is a country system that can foster renewed investments in instrumental assets, an indispensable measure for driving the recovery ofdomesticindustry.
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Is thedomesticindustryfree to produce its own proposals?
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I have dealt with the benefits todomesticindustry.
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That is not good news for thedomesticindustry.
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That would give a tremendous boost to thedomesticindustry.
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It could not benefitdomesticindustryall that much.
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Industrialists lost confidence in investing indomesticindustry.
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Naturally my mind turns at once todomesticindustry.
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On this reading, the level of tariffs should change so as to smooth fluctuations in world prices or exchange rates and so minimize the effects ondomesticindustry.
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We did not put the surcharge on to protectdomesticindustry.
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Mainly increased protection fordomesticindustryand bargains struck with our competitors in multilateral tariff negotiations.
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Our approach has enabled an outcome to bear fruit for an importantdomesticindustry.
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These are important, both in terms ofdomesticindustryand in terms of exports.
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The third reason is to speed up technological advance throughout ourdomesticindustry.
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