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basic industry

British  

noun

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

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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

That helps them clear one of the basic industry hurdles: becoming comfortable working on a roof.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2017

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

Seventy-five per cent of the workers in the basic industry are unable to send their children to school.

From The Centralia Conspiracy by Chaplin, Ralph