Synonym: sphere. Similar words: the private sector, director, collector, inspector, actor, doctor, factor, factory. Meaning: ['sektə(r)] n. 1. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle 2. a body of people who form part of society or economy 3. a particular aspect of life or activity 4. the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes 5. a portion of a military position 6. measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end.
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91. Private sector organisations have had difficulty making similar arrangements work effectively.
92. It reformed the judicial system, buttressing its independence, and introduced parliamentary scrutiny of important public sector contracts and appointments.
93. Second, the development of advanced capitalism produced both a large oligopolistic business sector and a large oligopolistic labour union movement.
94. The core of the sports industry is the sports goods sector: sports equipment, sports clothing, and sports shoes.
95. But it has been buffeted by the recession on two counts: it is in the south-east and in the services sector.
96. Seek private sector and alumni support in increasing scholarship funds.
97. Expansion in the service sector has been considerably smaller than the decline in manufacturing.
98. I welcomed the opportunity to spread the word and to broaden my knowledge about management approaches in the private sector.
99. They still remain by far the biggest group although most use is concentrated in the academic library sector.
100. The financial sector prepared itself for full deregulation and open competition with foreign institutions.
101. Although the White paper states the importance of the informal sector there are few concrete proposals as to how this will develop.
102. Many market analysts expect the sector to continue to climb in 1996, benefiting in part from the colder weather this winter.
103. He said spiralling public sector borrowing was the greatest threat to a sustained economic recovery.
104. The cuts add to the increasing bloodshed in the property sector.
105. They are paid on the basis of their superiors' assessments of performance, as in the public sector.
106. The overall profile of Clio customers during 1992 makes an interesting comparison to the average for the supermini sector.
107. Its activities were largely focused on telecommunications, the heavy electrical sector and on defence electronics and avionics.
108. Public sector borrowing requirement is forecast to rise from £37 billion this year to £44 billion next year.
109. In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat, the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day.
110. He identifies the reasons for the emergence of the problem: Three factors have contributed to blurring these sector boundaries.
111. The future for the advanced industrial countries lies increasingly in a proper balance between manufacturing and the service sector.
112. A number depend upon special arrangements with one or more local schools, in either the state or the independent sector.
113. The following detailed breakdown is designed to help those wanting to fund out more about awards available in a particular sector.
114. Other measures show little commitment by government but provide opportunities for flexible provision by the community sector.
115. Moreover in the present context apart from factor rewards, output levels per firm in the manufacturing sector are also equalized.
116. This desire in the commercial sector to create a solid, established identity reflects the rise of the chain store.
117. The three-month trend shows sterling lending to the private sector averaging only about £1 billion a month.
118. The journal Public Money and Management contains topical articles covering the whole of the public sector.
119. Sydney: Continued activity in the banking sector helped the All Ordinaries index to close 7.4 points higher at 1,(http://sentencedict.com/sector.html)743.4.
120. The sports hall of a public sector facility is used more for aerobics classes than was the case ten years ago.
More similar words: the private sector, director, collector, inspector, actor, doctor, factor, factory, insect, section, prosecutor, contractor, instructor, sec., act on, act out, facto, second, secular, security, in secret, secondary, secretary, prosecution, consecutive, motor, story, mentor, pastor, history.