fair competition
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffairandcompetition
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fair
adjective
uk/feər/us/fer/
treating someone in a way that is right or reasonable, or treating a group of people equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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competition
noun
uk/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than ...
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(Definition offairandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffair competition
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An important cause of the conflicts is the struggle for equal participation infaircompetitionin economic activity.
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That is what makes dancehall more of afaircompetitionthan hip hop.
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The liberal state is classically relegated to safeguarding the conditions of free exchange andfaircompetitionand correcting market failures.
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Whigs often repeated the hypothesis that "all men are created equal," interpreting equality in terms of liberty andfaircompetition(not equal desserts).
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Insofar as international law is a binding rule collectively agreed upon, it could delimit the playing field by indicating what constitutesfaircompetition.
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This is a key issue in securingfaircompetitionand avoiding opaque deals between state monopolies.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That ensures a uniform standard of supervision and alsofaircompetition.
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Why would we want to shut our markets tofaircompetition?
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Instead, the rules must be observed in the interests of free,faircompetition.
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We have an opportunity here, today, to send a signal for both better environmental protection andfaircompetition.
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It also needs to respect some key principles, such asfaircompetitionand open markets.
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It is not only about the rule of law, but also aboutfaircompetition.
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However, it is essential in this matter thatfaircompetitionshould prevail in the market.
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I think we need to adopt regulations on the 'made in' label, which will help to safeguard conditions offaircompetitionand consumer protection.
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That is why you must establishfaircompetitionin the transport sector too.
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I too am all forfaircompetitionbetween individual modes of transport and for fair and efficient pricing of transport services.
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However, care should always be taken to avoid jeopardisingfaircompetitionwith other commercial players.
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We need to ensurefaircompetitionand refuse to allow our efforts to address climate change to become a disadvantage in terms of world trade.
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