The phrase "a foreign owned" is not correct as it is missing a hyphen and should be "a foreign-owned" to be grammatically accurate.
You can use it when describing a business or property that is owned by individuals or entities from another country.
Example: "The company is a foreign-owned entity that has recently expanded its operations in the local market."
Alternatives: "an overseas-owned" or "a non-domestic owned".
This article provides grounded insights about an operational-level grievance mechanism at a foreign owned mine in Southeast Asia.
Without it, changes to the US government rules meant that, as a foreign owned company, Autonomy would have had to withdraw from this significant market".
Miles held various jobs in Chicago and New York City before moving to Houston in 1954 as the representative of a foreign owned steel exporter.
The decision to buy MicroLink, taken in December 2009, was driven by Autonomy's concern that the US government was increasingly worried about dealing with a foreign owned company, albeit one based in Cambridge rather than Beijing.
He claims expansion of Heathrow will create 50m extra annual road journeys, and forge a foreign owned monopoly on the edge of London that is likely to drive up prices and reduce choice.
My personal preference is to always fly a foreign owned carrier when possible, because, let's be frank, their service and value for money spent blow every American carrier (including American) right off the map.
Unlike other media companies, Sony -- a foreign-owned company -- cannot own a broadcast or cable network, which critics say has hampered its growth.
(As a foreign-owned company, CGI might have faced difficulties conducting work for the U.S. government in the national security realm). CGI acquired the rest of AMS for $443 million.
Echoing the debate over the Dubai ports deal earlier this year, several companies have also raised questions about a foreign-owned company handling information for background checks on American port workers.
This puts the British government in the odd position of nationalising a foreign-owned company.
The typical argument suggests that a foreign-owned company might withdraw for either profit or foreign policy motives.
