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basic industry

British  

noun

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

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The firm said its fees “adhere to basic industry standards, and, in many cases, are much lower than the fees charged by smaller landlords, who have fewer resources and tighter bottom lines.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

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

Steel is perhaps the basic industry of America.

From Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker by Walker, Charles Rumford