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basic industry

British  

noun

  1. an industry which is highly important in a nation's economy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Expert witness Bryan Carpenter, a Mississippi-based specialist in firearms safety on film sets, said Baldwin’s commands infringed on basic industry safety protocols and responsibilities of the armorer.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

It’s hard to think of another basic industry of comparable size in which future demand has dissipated so rapidly.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2015

Nor that they simply made the wrong decision about how to solve the basic industry problem.

From Forbes ● Sep. 19, 2014

No one much mentions basic industry practices like price research, provenance, scientific materials analysis or auction-house premiums.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2012

It has a   strong and rapidly growing private sector, yet the state still plays   a major role in basic industry, banking, transport, and   communication.

From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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