foreign competition

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignandcompetition

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcompetition.
foreign
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
See more atforeign
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 ...
See more atcompetition

(Definition offoreignandcompetitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforeign competition

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
All remaining barriers toforeigncompetitionin the banking industry were dropped in 1998.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, increasingly, economic integration and environmental harmonization are viewed as necessary complements, especially to stop the threat of plant relocation or unfairforeigncompetition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On the other hand, non-traded sectors produce goods and services that are not sold abroad and face noforeigncompetitionat home.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Because offoreigncompetition, export expansion raises factor productivity and leads to growth through the efficient use of resources and the adoption of technological innovation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Yet due to its fears overforeigncompetition, the sector also pressed for continued protection from foreign direct investment in the financial sector.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hard-working entrepreneurs took up the challenge, and the state protected them both fromforeigncompetitionand from labour militancy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Environmental and consumer protection will tend towards greater stringency particularly in areas where regulation can be designed to shield import-competing domestic firms fromforeigncompetition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Economic actors had to respond to market mechanisms, search for credit, faceforeigncompetition, and invest on the basis of profitability.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even with government intervention, the manufacturing of all of these goods eventually suffered againstforeigncompetition, which offered better quality and lower prices.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Tariffs should be used only to provide needed revenue, not to shelter domestic manufacturers fromforeigncompetition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This made for organisational and productive inefficiency and a less than flexible response to domestic policy swings andforeigncompetition, not least in the home market.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Indeed, opening up our borders toforeigncompetitionhas not brought any negative consequences for domestic services.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This was not just another competitor—we have always had plenty offoreigncompetition.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Is it in greater danger, this normal production of the country, fromforeigncompetition?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am convinced also that, as time goes on, we will be able to deal withforeigncompetitionin a most satisfactory way.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Then it is especially their duty to report upon the nature offoreigncompetition.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It cannot compete withforeigncompetitionunless there is this full running.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That would certainly leave the home industry, the home artistes and so on, in that respect completely unprotected fromforeigncompetition.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition offoreign
Go to the definition ofcompetition
See other collocations withcompetition