outside contractor

collocation in English

meaningsofoutsideandcontractor

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outside
adjective
adverb
preposition
uk
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/us
/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
not inside ...
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contractor
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈtræk.tər/us
/ˈkɑːn.træk.tɚ/
a person or company that arranges to supply materials or workers for building or for ...
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(Definition ofoutsideandcontractorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was not employed by the dockyard, but by anoutsidecontractor.
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The contract will be given to theoutsidecontractor, and the people who do the work will have two possibilities.
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The pensions work could be managed by anoutsidecontractor.
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In every instance the tender has been considerably below the lowestoutsidecontractor, and in many cases thousands of pounds below it.
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Were they due to privatisation and to anoutsidecontractor?
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If it can be done more cheaply and efficiently by anoutsidecontractor, it should be given to that contractor.
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I think there is a case for allowing a limited number of connections organised by the railway but using anoutsidecontractor.
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For example, we found that our school meals service could run much more efficiently with anoutsidecontractor, saving hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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The meals are now provided by anoutsidecontractor.
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This is true whether work is awarded to anoutsidecontractoror is retained in-house.
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In this matter you will never be able to compete with theoutsidecontractor.
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What happens if anoutsidecontractoris successful?
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That is not a contract; it does not exist with anoutsidecontractor.
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Once direct labour organisations start working for another authority they are in exactly the same position as anoutsidecontractor.
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Seventhly, and by no means least, there should be a guaranteed service by the potentialoutsidecontractorfor a minimum of four years.
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If a manufacturer uses his own transport, it counts as manufacturing, but if it is taken over by a distributor or anoutsidecontractor, it counts as service.
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But in fact the authority or department concerned has merely got rid of 500 women cleaners, only to go to anoutsidecontractorfor office cleaning.
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Again, at one time the local authority could be notified very quickly, but now it may take a long time before anoutsidecontractorcan be contacted.
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If, on the one hand, the men are going to seek privileges, they cannot naturally expect to have the proper rate of wages which is paid by theoutsidecontractor.
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I would employ anoutsidecontractor.
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