sector entity

collocation in English

meaningsofsectorandentity

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sector
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsek.tər/us
/ˈsek.tɚ/
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country ...
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entity
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.tɪ.ti/us
/ˈen.t̬ə.t̬i/
something that exists apart from other things, having its own ...
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(Definition ofsectorandentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The investing party could be a national government or a privatesectorentity.
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The amendment also proposes that the cost of transferring the property to the privatesectorentityshould be estimated and published.
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The rail link will be a privatesectorentity, and the circumstances are entirely different.
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It clearly uses public money, but it is not a publicsectorentity.
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It directs federal agencies to share cyber threat intelligence warnings to any privatesectorentityidentified as a target.
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In contrast, unsolicited projects are initiated by a privatesectorentity.
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The bank has transformed itself from a loss-making static publicsectorentityinto a profitable dynamic private enterprise.
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Public sector entities have explicit statutory authority to acquire and handle certain data for public purposes.
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Water companies are private sector entities and may use certifying bodies of their choosing.
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First, there must be an increased commitment to increasing competition with the various public sector entities.
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I should like to see an obligation put on all public sector entities to go out to tender on all areas of services that the public sector offers.
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The organisation provides access to capital, designs social finance interventions and offers advice to investors and social sector entities interested in delivering significant social impact.
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In the government environment, public sector entities have different goals, as opposed to the private sector entities' one main goal of gaining profit.
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The bank provides deposits through a nationwide financial advisor network and provides loans to established corporations, real estate development, and public sector entities.
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The company serves institutional investors, public sector entities, corporations and individuals.
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She is a senior strategist who provides strategic advice and political analysis to education, government, media, non-profit and private sector entities.
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They liaise with the various federal, provincial, municipal and private sector entities found within their areas of responsibility.
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Membership includes public and private sector entities along the corridor in all three participating countries.
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Deleveraging is frustrating and painful for private sector entities in distress: selling assets at a discount can itself lead to heavy losses.
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The earlier years saw a limited presence of rivals who were mostly public sector entities.
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