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Common collocations with industry in American Collocation

industry noun

US /ˈɪndəstri/

producing large/small goods

heavy
light

A variety of new light industries have been attracted to the area.

successful

booming
expanding
flourishing
growing
profitable
thriving

Mumbai is the home of India’s thriving film industry.

not successful

ailing
declining
loss-making

The measures were designed to boost Britain’s ailing manufacturing industry.

owned/not owned by the state

nationalized
private
privatized
state-owned

The general strike paralysed both private industry and government departments for ten days.

types of industry

high-tech
knowledge-based
manufacturing
science
traditional

The firm provides advice to high-tech industries such as those producing computer software and semiconductors.

encourage and support industry

benefit
help
promote
protect
subsidize
support

Currently the government supports the rail industry to the extend of four billion pounds.

damage industry

cripple
damage
destroy

The threat of disease has certainly damaged the tourist industry in the area.

make industry obey rules

regulate

They accused the government of failing to regulate the banking industry adequately.

take away rules relating to industry

deregulate

Recently Japan has been deregulating its industries and privatizing state-owned businesses.

organize industry in a different way

restructure

They put forward proposals for restructuring the road-haulage industry.

when governments/private people take control of industry

denationalize
nationalize
privatize

After the war many key industries were nationalized.