foreign purchaser

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignandpurchaser

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foreign
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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purchaser
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.tʃə.sər/us
/ˈpɝː.tʃə.sɚ/
the person who ...
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(Definition offoreignandpurchaserfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforeign purchaser

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One hundred and thirty-eight have been delivered to foreign purchasers.
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In conformity with the terms of contracts with foreign purchasers, considerable tonnages of uncleaned coals were exported in 1948.
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I refer to a private company, a group of ports, a property developer or aforeignpurchaser.
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It is a gain to theforeignpurchaser, not to us.
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The possibility of aforeignpurchaserhas not been ruled out.
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I am not sure that such an approach is fair to theforeignpurchaserand that the national interest will be safeguarded in that way.
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I am thinking, not unnaturally, of the author, who may very easily find that hisforeignpurchaserdefaults and that his accumulated royalties are not forthcoming when they are due.
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I believe that that formula could then be explained clearly and openly to any purchaser, even aforeignpurchaserwho may not be conversant with our systems.
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It has cost this country anything between £10,000,000 and £20,000,000 a year, partly by way of unemployment pay and partly by way of a direct subsidy to theforeignpurchaser.
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One hundred and thirty-eight have been delivered to foreign purchasers.
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They would allow him, without reference to the industry, to stop the sale, not just of shipping companies, but of individual ships to foreign purchasers.
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Think of the position of the foreign purchasers.
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The types 23 and 22 are both expensive and too sophisticated for a number of foreign purchasers.
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In conformity with the terms of contracts with foreign purchasers, considerable tonnages of uncleaned coals were exported in 1948.
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However, we cannot put beef of that quality on the table of foreign purchasers because the regime does not allow us to do so.
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Type 21 frigates, for example, are popular both with our sailors and with foreign purchasers.
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It is said that foreign purchasers look for simplicity but, if our builders of warships can build complex vessels, they can certainly build less complex ones.
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Is he making this statement when no assurance or guarantee has yet been given that these shares will not finally be owned and controlled by foreign purchasers?
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