external supplier
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexternalandsupplier
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external
adjective
uk/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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supplier
noun
uk/səˈplaɪ.ər/us/səˈplaɪ.ɚ/
a company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or need, especially over a long period ...
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(Definition ofexternalandsupplierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Occupational health advice is provided under contract by anexternalsupplier.
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By 1959, the demand for rocket engines was too great for their production capabilities, so they sought out anexternalsupplier.
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We ensure value for money by selecting external suppliers through strict competitive tendering processes.
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Do we want to hobble our few indigenous energy resources and become even more dependent on one or two dominant, and often domineering, external suppliers?
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This excludes "packaged" systems purchased from external suppliers where such information is known only to the supplier.
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What proportion is going to in-house bids and what proportion to external suppliers?
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These will include entering into joint arrangements of various kinds with other councils and contracting with external suppliers.
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However, in order to reduce our dependence on external suppliers, we need to diversify.
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In-house teams who have retained work following a market test obtain a range of services through contracts with external suppliers.
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Information on legal services provided by the external suppliers is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
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There is no problem for this country over our relations with external suppliers of agricultural goods.
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Therefore, external suppliers increased their prices to our finishing textile industry.
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I think that the reasons why a free rein has been given to cooperate with external suppliers are unjustified and create the risk of visa trafficking.
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Priority is being given to market-testing activities where the costs are substantial and it seems likely that comparable services could be provided satisfactorily by external suppliers under contract.
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These are the solutions provided, and we cannot rely on external suppliers which unfortunately do not honour their contractual obligations and do not take into account consumer interests.
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Nursing training provided by external suppliers is exempt.
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Details of the nature and value of contracts awarded to external suppliers following a competitive tender of work previously performed in-house by civil servants are in the table.
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Otherwise, it will continue to be a collection of national actors, each pursuing its own national interests, and thus vulnerable to the divide-and-control tactics of ruthless external suppliers.
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By 2001, 98% of all printed circuit board production was going to external suppliers.
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It is used to control the purchasing of products and services from external suppliers.
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