noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
building contractor
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
▪ His dad-in-law was a Markby - the big building contractors.
▪ Many members of Congress of both parties serve districts harboring big defense contractors that would be affected.
▪ Instead, it benefits big business, contractors, consultancies, construction firms, government officials, international experts and academics.
electrical
▪ Just down the road at Shalford, electrical contractor Schupke collapsed with debts of £100,000 and the loss of 21 jobs.
general
▪ Perhaps as a general contractor, to acquire and organize the material elements needed to put such a mission together?
▪ Construction shares also jumped more than 1 percent as a group, led by shares of general contractor Taisei Corp.
▪ Many labour-only subcontractors have grasped the opportunity to expand initially to a labour and material sub-contractor and subsequently to a general contractor.
▪ George Karadanis, a California general contractor who also owns two hotel-casinos in Nevada, is the project builder.
independent
▪ The Transfer Regulations only protect employees and not independent contractors.
▪ You simply pay an independent contractor what you agreed to pay him.
▪ This right to operate as independent contractors rather than as salaried servants of the state has been zealously preserved by general practitioners.
▪ The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.
▪ This is a particular example of negligence liability but is owed only to employees and not to independent contractors.
▪ Bragg, 30, of San Marcos, who works as an independent contractor for a mortgage bank.
▪ The independent contractor may not be within the reach of the paragraph.
▪ Many employees also prefer to be independent contractors, although it is not always clear why.
large
▪ It does give high work rates, but is probably better suited to larger farmers and contractors.
▪ It is the world's largest defence contractor and definitely not on the brink of going out of business.
local
▪ Men from the Royal Engineers and local contractors have been working around the clock to make the barracks habitable.
▪ Probably this work should be done by direct order to a local plant contractor.
▪ According to local folklore the contractor, who went bankrupt, was the first inmate detained for non payment of debts.
▪ What power does the voter have over a local contractor who is one further stage removed from public control and accountability?
▪ We hired a local construction contractor, and within three weeks the school looked as good as new.
main
▪ The main contractor is not responsible for the selection of nominated subcontractors.
▪ The main contractor for this study is the Department of the Environment.
▪ The company is in a dispute with the main contractor and with a sub-contractor.
▪ A main contractor will be appointed next March to move on site in April.
▪ During the ceremony the main contractors and the architect formally handed over the building to him.
▪ Formal meetings are held held bi-monthly when all the main contractors are represented.
▪ The main contractor has to plan for subcontracted work just as seriously as for his or her own work.
major
▪ Barry Foster Major defence contractors do not like minor jobs.
▪ Mr Whiteman is hoping to lure professionals away from the major contractors.
military
▪ They were also important military remittance contractors during the Seven Years' War.
▪ The best way to end this type of corruption in the Pentagon is to forbid military retirees from working for military contractors.
▪ It is the latest evidence that the merger fad among military contractors is far from finished.
▪ The Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse is sharply reducing its longstanding role as a military contractor in order to strengthen ties to the entertainment industry.
outside
▪ The disadvantages include the possible unreliability of outside contractors and fewer opportunities to integrate all aspects of provision into a corporate whole.
▪ The positions of those employees were transferred to outside contractors, saving millions of dollars.
▪ We do not want this work to be carried out by outside contractors.
▪ For instance, the telephones at 3Com are answered by people who work for an outside contractor.
▪ A popular means of saving costs is to reduce the work-force and hire outside contractors to perform the same duties.
▪ Some local authorities continued to engage outside contractors but others that had done so reverted to in-house provision.
prime
▪ The 30 % set-aside did not apply to city contracts awarded to minority-owned prime contractors.
private
▪ Over recent years track repair was carried out by private contractors.
▪ The rise of private contractors was made inevitable by the counter-narcotics policies of both Bill Clinton and George Bush.
▪ Mr Kiley complained that the Government had withdrawn concessions that would have given him some power over the private contractors.
▪ The Defense Department has been pressing private contractors for options to speed up deployment of missile defenses.
▪ Here, as elsewhere, hospital cleaning services were won by a private contractor.
▪ Epp noted that the film had been processed by a private contractor.
▪ Hugely complicated contracts were drawn up, which predictably deterred a number of potential private contractors.
▪ But federal workers and private contractors not being paid are frightened about failing to meet mortgage and other financial obligations.
■ NOUN
building
▪ Perchance I was speaking by telephone this afternoon to a building contractor who specialises in this type of work.
▪ His dad-in-law was a Markby - the big building contractors.
▪ Contract complete: Specialist building contractor Hall &038; Tawse has completed another contact within cost and ahead of programme.
▪ As a former building contractor, he had an eye for a sound investment in bricks and mortar.
defence
▪ Barry Foster Major defence contractors do not like minor jobs.
▪ It is the world's largest defence contractor and definitely not on the brink of going out of business.
▪ Mr O'Neill said defence contractors would have to diversify more in future.
▪ The peace dividend has contributed to thousands of job cuts at defence contractors like Dowty group and Smiths industries.
defense
▪ It will provide security and real-time features required by government intelligence and defence agencies, Department of Defense contractors and others.
▪ In addition to the Navy and civilian employees, dozens of defense contractors have relocated or beefed up local offices.
▪ Gary was an electrical engineer for a defense contractor in the Washington area.
▪ One benefit, he said, is the closer working relationship between defense contractors and the Navy.
▪ It cost government and defense contractors $ 5. 6 billion in 1995 to protect classified national security information.
▪ Many members of Congress of both parties serve districts harboring big defense contractors that would be affected.
government
▪ Digital Systems, a government contractor, has yet to explain how t will succeed where Opus failed.
▪ When this is done by a private government contractor, the impropriety is obvious.
▪ Nearly every government contractor befriends and hires Pentagon employees and bends the rules wherever possible.
haulage
▪ The Shore Porters' Society of Aberdeen, founded as a haulage contractor in 1498, is still in business.
■ VERB
build
▪ This is because customers, such as building contractors, are looking towards one-year hires and leasing deals rather than purchases.
▪ She and Joe Greenspun, a building contractor, married in Detroit in 1951.
▪ Her father, Nicholas Bojaxhiu, was a building contractor.
employ
▪ The following factors may influence a decision to employ contractors: 1.
▪ Many also worked as self-#employed independent contractors in the specialty trades.
▪ Sometimes we need to employ contractors because they have specialist knowledge.
▪ In addition, these companies employ about 1000 software contractors.
▪ Those employed by contractors were left out.
▪ The decision to employ contractors is made rarely solely on economic grounds.
▪ At Cherry Willingham everyone on the premises was involved. including those employed by contractors.
▪ Yet there is the anomaly that the Housing Executive employs contractors who are not warranted on major jobs.
hire
▪ Landowners could hire a contractor at, say, £110 / acre and keep £90 / acre.
▪ The National Science Foundation, which was footing the bill, decided to hire an independent contractor to complete the project.
▪ Should a company employ its own delivery fleet, or should it hire contractors for distribution?
▪ Eade urged homeowners to hire contractors to work on their roofs and avoid risking injury by attempting to remove snow themselves.
▪ And what was Mr Perkins doing hiring two sets of contractors to work on one farm?
▪ Rusk follows his two couples through developing their designs, hiring a contractor, beginning construction and ending the project.
▪ We hired a local construction contractor, and within three weeks the school looked as good as new.
▪ That means hiring a private contractor to plow and making sure the contractor is paid.
let
▪ When let out to private contractors, corruption and harsh treatment of the paupers was too often added to failure.
▪ The Contractors State License Board will let callers know whether contractors have complaints or court judgments against them.
pay
▪ The contractor negotiates with an insurance company which agrees, for a fee paid by the contractor, to provide the bond.
▪ You simply pay an independent contractor what you agreed to pay him.
▪ In fiscal 1994-95, San Francisco paid outside contractors $ 2. 6billion for construction and goods and services.
provide
▪ We will provide improved scope for contractors to carry mail to final delivery offices.
▪ Motive power was initially provided by the contractors: An 0-6-0 saddle tank, Fleetwood.
▪ The first step was to check the cost of the in-house services against that which could be provided by private contractors.
require
▪ They can also shift employees to other departments or require contractors to hire them at comparable wages and benefits.
▪ The federal government requires contractors to give workers who are displaced by a contract first crack at job openings.
▪ That regulation requires contractors to make a good faith effort to hire 50 percent of their work force from San Francisco.
work
▪ In the meantime, Parkside is being maintained by a crew of former pit men working for a private contractor.
▪ The best way to end this type of corruption in the Pentagon is to forbid military retirees from working for military contractors.
▪ Bragg, 30, of San Marcos, who works as an independent contractor for a mortgage bank.
▪ Crews from Burlington Northern &038; Santa Fe worked with contractors.
▪ Millions more work for government contractors.
▪ One benefit, he said, is the closer working relationship between defense contractors and the Navy.
▪ For instance, the telephones at 3Com are answered by people who work for an outside contractor.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a building contractor
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Happy to co-ordinate with interior designers, architects and contractors.
▪ It is possible that the contractors will also be occupiers.
▪ Neither wants to accept responsibility for the repairs needed since the previous contractor went into liquidation.
▪ Private contractors take over from them next month, and have said they won't take on Tony and George Sabin.
▪ That of the contractor is to ensure a profit in doing so.
▪ The contractor may subcontract out much of the work, but the contractor is where the buck stops in terms of responsibility.
▪ The plans would allow contractors to compete for much more of the work than they can at present.
▪ We will provide improved scope for contractors to carry mail to final delivery offices.