small firm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmallandfirm
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small
adjective
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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firm
noun[C]
uk/fɜːm/us/fɝːm/
a company offering a professional service, for example a company ...
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(Definition ofsmallandfirmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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No commercial firm manager used the words 'partner' or 'partnership', though onesmallfirmowner talked of working in a 'team' with local social workers.
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Lesions appeared assmallfirmgrey-white nodules characteristic of schistosome egg granulomas.
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In particular, excess returns onsmallfirmstocks are more reactive to changes in the state of financial markets than large firms.
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This is based on the observation that it is often less costly for asmallfirmto capture market share than it is to expand total demand for a commodity.
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Such a person might work in asmallfirmthat supplies components to the major motor manufacturers, or alternatively be employed by just such a firm.
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Where formal retirement security is bundled together with unrelated government programs and regulations, the costs of compliance to the individual (orsmallfirm) may be prohibitive.
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Grading is now done by computer, but asmallfirmcannot adopt that practice.
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One puts oneself in the position of asmallfirmwith two or three persons employed.
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It is a verysmallfirm, started only five or six years ago by six partners who were engineering workers.
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I am informed that onesmallfirmis on short time.
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For statistical purposes, asmallfirmis often defined as having fewer than 100 employees.
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There is no single definition of what constitutes asmallfirm.
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It is asmallfirmthat specialises in testing aircraft parts, and it is vital that it does its work properly.
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Is not the atmosphere of asmallfirmrather than a larger one often more suitable for a person with learning difficulties?
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Anysmallfirmhas the right to apply to go on our list.
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Some employers are well able to do this, but one must not forget thesmallfirmwith not many employees and without big reserves.
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In that kind of climate, thesmallfirmand the independent professional man will, in my view, always come off worst.
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