Example sentences of "world market " in BNC.

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1 The UK remains a major influence in the communications business and is the undoubted European leader in electronics information systems with 15% of world markets , second only to the US .
2 Page 27 World Markets New York : Blue chips achieved good progress , pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average 20.9 points higher to 2,713.72 by the close .
3 Outlook , page 31 World Markets New York : Programme buying and a rush of panicky short-covering saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average finish at a record 2,754.56 , up 40.84 Tokyo : A flood of sell orders from investment trusts redeeming funds for clients brought a sharp fall in the Nikkei average , down 256.6 to 35,366.37 .
4 Page 27 World Markets New York : The Dow Jones Average reached a new peak of 2,772.80 at one point , but closed up 16.53 at 2,771.09 .
5 Page 25 World Markets New York : In mixed trading the Dow Jones average struggled to hold recently won high ground .
6 World Markets New York : Lower interest rate hopes helped the Dow Jones Average to reach new high ground .
7 Speaking to BBC Radio Mr Lawson said : ‘ If they keep a firm grip on their costs and can maintain and indeed increase their share of world markets — both the British and overseas markets — there will certainly be no recession at all . ’
8 Page 29 World Markets New York : The Columbus holiday and Yom Kippur hit trading , and in low turnover the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped before rallying to close 5.89 points higher at 2,791.41 .
9 World Markets New York : Shares see-sawed in moderate trading .
10 And the ability of manufacturing industry to compete in world markets ( defined to include our own ) had deteriorated markedly ; exports of manufactures rose 2 per cent on average whereas imports rose by 6 per cent .
11 The pressure to change emerged out of the recession in the early 1980s and the increasing incursion of the Japanese into world markets with productivity levels light years ahead of European competitors .
12 World Markets New York : Shares drifted and by the close the Dow Jones average was down 13.52 points at 2,759.84 .
13 New CNIM fund tracks world markets
14 Page 22 World Markets New York : Prices plunged and by the close the Dow Jones average was down 196.70 points at 2,563.11 .
15 But many analysts predicted a further slide when world markets open on Monday , as investors who heard Friday 's news too late pull out of takeover portfolios .
16 American companies took away all their troubles , offering substantial budgets , 100 per cent financing and access to world markets .
17 The world markets yesterday :
18 Whether harmonization of requirements would prove feasible or not , there would have to be a major rationalization of the aircraft industry if it was to continue competing in world markets .
19 After that it needs to open its economy to international trade and , most likely , devalue its currency ; this will align domestic prices with prices in world markets and force the economy to use resources more efficiently .
20 Not only do other rich countries restrict access to their markets , the EC also dumps surplus food on world markets , depressing the prices on which New Zealand farmers depend .
21 So stand by for a new trade war , as America is accused of dumping subsidised security services on world markets ?
22 But one distinguished academic argues they will continue to dominate world markets for decades to come
23 The big worry for British engineering companies is that this recession , like the previous one , will increase the rate at which their share of world markets is shrinking .
24 Excuses abound : world markets have collapsed , diet-conscious Europeans are eating less red meat , some people in Britain fear it will give them mad cow disease .
25 National competitiveness — if that is defined as the ability of a country 's firms to compete in world markets , whether through export or overseas production — may be more important , at least to businessmen .
26 The more a nation 's companies locate factories abroad , the smaller will be that country 's recorded exports , yet its manufacturers may still be expanding their share of world markets .
27 Employers therefore resorted to the reduction of costs , most particularly in wages , in order to compete in world markets at a time when it appeared that rising unemployment made their action possible without major conflict .
28 The first is that the Wall Street Crash of October and November 1929 , and the economic impact which it exerted upon the world markets , increased unemployment to three millions , about a quarter of the workforce , and created the financial problems which Philip Snowden faced in trying to balance the budget in 1931 .
29 Not only would world markets benefit but EC taxpayers would not be asked to spend money in such a wasteful way .
30 The NFU 's duty is to do everything in its power to secure the long-term position of the industry within the European and world markets .
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