steel firm

collocation in English

meaningsofsteelandfirm

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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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(Definition ofsteelandfirmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If the laundry firm were allowed to sell pollution permits to thesteelfirm, no equilibrium could arise.
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At a zero price the laundry firm would not sell any permits while thesteelfirmwould want to purchase a positive quantity.
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It might be helpful to assume that the smoke from thesteelfirmhas strictly local impacts.
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This is one way of showing that thesteelfirmdetermines the control of air use/quality.
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The production function thus appears to be fundamentally nonconvex in the observation 'smoke emitted by thesteelfirm'.
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If asteelfirmis emitting smoke into the air, it is more likely that there are several ways for it to abate the pollution than by reducing steel output.
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I know of one admiral who became a director of a bigsteelfirm.
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Is it true that a largesteelfirmis involved in these transactions?
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I have an association with, and an interest in, asteelfirmwhich is not on the scheduled list.
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That does not agree with my information, and employment in the iron andsteelfirmconcerned is remaining stable.
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Years ago, a privatesteelfirmmoved from the west midlands to my constituency.
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Here is asteelfirmwhich only manufactured the raw materials.
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In other words, the stock market thought it was the least satisfactorysteelfirmin which to invest.
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Remember that what we are discussing is a loan of £50 million—an investment by the country of £50 million—to asteelfirm.
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A loan of £50 million to asteelfirmand nothing to farmers calls for comment.
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I have had a communication from a bigsteelfirmin my own constituency.
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We should like to know the answer to that question because that is the onesteelfirmwhich has done exceptionally well.
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I know asteelfirmwhich used oil firing to heat their ingots.
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I very much hope that the system will not impinge on their success or result in any cutback in the production of anysteelfirmin this country.
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Is it not a fact that thissteelfirmhas, in the past, only supplied raw material, and now it is being asked to supply this manufactured material?
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