foreign supplier
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforeignandsupplier
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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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supplier
noun
uk/səˈplaɪ.ər/us/səˈplaɪ.ɚ/
a company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or need, especially over a long period ...
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(Definition offoreignandsupplierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Concern has been expressed about theforeignsupplier.
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He pleased the farmers, he pleased the consumer, he pleased theforeignsupplier.
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These are some of the dangers which we face when we are tied to aforeignsupplier.
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A good deal of leakage of money from this country would go back to theforeignsupplierin this way.
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In most cases this "normal value" is the price which theforeignsuppliercharges for comparable sales in his own country.
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Another factor which must be considered in taking this decision is that we shall be possibly tied to aforeignsupplier.
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Is it not safer to have our own supplier rather than aforeignsupplierwhen governments and policies can change overnight?
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Noforeignsupplierof plywood will send it to firms in my constituency unless assured that something goes back to pay for it.
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In some cases, as in the past, we shall find that best value is obtained by turning to aforeignsupplier.
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A buyer who commits his company to a newforeignsuppliersolely on the basis of cost makes sure that the deal is firmly tied and explicitly negotiated.
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First, since nuclear power is going to meet a steadily increasing proportion of total electricity demand, there are obvious disadvantages in complete dependence on aforeignsupplier.
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