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industry

in duh stree

  • n  the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
    each industry has its own trade publications
  • n  the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
    American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
  • n  persevering determination to perform a task
    frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues

  • Economists take infinite pains in diagnosing the auto, oil or steel industry, but almost no one tackles the industry that makes 'the most important product of all.
  • Out from Washington last week flashed the news that the TV industry has been waiting to hear.
  • So what to make of the news that major players in the health care industry are vowing to "do our part" to rein in health costs as part of the Obama Administration's drive to get a .
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  • Barack Obama in BBC News
    There are some in the financial industry who are misreading this moment,said President Obama in a speech to mark one year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers bank. "Instead of learning the lessons of Lehman and the crisis from which we...
  • Bill Nelson in AFP
    This all shows the oil industry holds shocking sway over the administration and even key federal employees,said Nelson, who is an opponent of expanded offshore leasing that President George W. Bush has been demanding from Congress.
  • Edward Markey in Boston Globe
    This is another bad decision in a disaster riddled with bad decisions by the oil industry,Markey said. "The only thing worse than one oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico would be two oil spill disasters. This judge's decision flies in...

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