Example sentences of "in business [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Telephone exchange line rentals grew 5.5% to £2,233m mainly as a result of price re-balancing increases in September 1991 and January 1993 , and to a lesser extent due to growth in customer lines — there was a 1.8% rise in the number of residential lines and a 1.8% increase in business lines . |
| 2 | TRADERS in Dungannon have been warned to be on the lookout for counterfeit £20 notes after ten forgeries were passed in business premises in the town . |
| 3 | Rubin himself appeared on stage for a pep talk , a short and stocky 40ish fellow in business blues . |
| 4 | Bosses of the West Bromwich firm , which is famous for the Interceptor model , have called in business advisers . |
| 5 | However , if fundamental changes in business attitudes and government policies are induced by the creation of the SEM , these could lead to larger changes in the economy of the EC than are suggested by Cecchini . |
| 6 | ( Although telegrams are now little used in business matters , the question could arise in connection with international cables . ) |
| 7 | a very able man in business matters , but unfortunately lame ; he had to support himself on a crutch , in addition to which the dark glasses he wore to hide some defect in his eyes , did not improve his appearance ; altogether it always struck me that the prominence of position he seemed to claim was undesirable . |
| 8 | Open punctuation is a very popular style in business letters . |
| 9 | It is easy to make the mistake of sounding pompous in business letters . |
| 10 | For example , in business letters the words ’ hesitate ’ and ’ contact ’ may form a collocation , as in the phrase ’ please do not hesitate to contact me ’ . |
| 11 | So you used to say in business letters things like I should be grateful if . |
| 12 | They point to the structural changes in business groups , relationships and so on — and foresee that , as women take their place in the senior ranks a profound change will take place in the nature of work , childcare and maternity.What Naisbitt and Aburdene forecast is effectively a new work ethic . |
| 13 | It meant that business was devalued relative to the professions so that even now a career in business ranks second in the minds of many new graduates to a career in one of the more established professions . |
| 14 | Thus there is generally a presumption that business agreements are intended to be legally binding , and the courts generally accept an element of imprecision in business agreements so that " the dealings of men may so far as possible be treated as effective and that the law may not incur the reproach of being the destroyer of bargains " ( per Lord Tomlin in Hillas v Arcos [ 1932 ] All ER Rep 494 , at p499 ) . |
| 15 | Other Lancashire businessmen watching his progress had come to respect him as a red-hot entrepreneur and ruthless opponent in business dealings , for whom profit was the consideration that overrode every other . |
| 16 | Relations between the Thai and Myanman armies were especially close and reportedly extended to co-operation in business dealings and in the suppression of ethnic insurgency along their common border . |
| 17 | The man 's amorality in business dealings spilled over into his personal life . |
| 18 | As the House knows , because I have said it several times in business questions , my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said that the establishment of a Northern Ireland Select Committee is best taken forward in the context of the fresh political talks . |
| 19 | He interrupted his cricketing career to go to Cambridge , whom he captained , and then Nottingham University to take a degree in business studies , playing for the county from 1966 |
| 20 | For example , a part-time degree in business studies ( if that 's on offer ) often gives you a partial exemption from some accountancy professional exams . |
| 21 | It was Mark who had persuaded her to approach the bank for a loan , Mark who had suggested her old friend Linda George , who had graduated in business studies at the same time that Theresa had finished her fashion degree , should join forces with her to organise the commercial side , Mark who had given her enough confidence in herself for her to allow her mother to put up her house as security — something Theresa had fought against even whilst realising there was no other way to secure the loan she needed . |
| 22 | She eventually decided to embark on a degree in business studies , and in the meantime , to move in with Jim ‘ to see whether to make it permanent or split up ’ . |
| 23 | I have recently passed O-levels in business studies , accounts and RSA typing skills at night school . |
| 24 | Under the heading of ‘ occupational generalist ’ , Brennan and McGeevor ( 1988 ) list polytechnic/college degrees in business studies , environmental planning , hotel and catering administration , textile and fashion design and 3D design , all of which prepare the student for work in a broad occupation rather than a specific job niche . |
| 25 | A more general course in Business Studies , which includes some Law , may be better for your career . |
| 26 | Educated at Edinburgh 's Donaldson 's School for the Deaf and the Mary Hare Grammar School for the Deaf at Newbury Lilian 's academic achievements include a BSC Honours Degree in Zoology ( Edinburgh ) and a postgraduate MBA in Business Studies ( Strathclyde ) . |
| 27 | None the less , some of the colleges have made sterling attempts at innovation , including the provision of vocational courses , especially in business studies , and of part-time courses for mature students such as in-service training for practising teachers in further education . |
| 28 | A native of Bearsden near Glasgow , Gordon graduated in Business Studies from Stirling University in 1986 and joined CPC ( Redditch ) Ltd . |
| 29 | Currently this module is being offered to students in Dundee undertaking programmes in business studies and for medical secretaries . |
| 30 | Under this programme , students from Lublin in Poland have taken National Certificate Modules in Business Studies ( in English ) via open learning . |