Sentence examples for industry act from inspiring English sources

A series of measures, starting with the Distribution of Industry Act 1945, aimed to prevent industrial growth in the "Congested Areas" – essentially the booming cities of London and Birmingham – instead encouraging the dispersal of industry to the economically stagnant "Development Areas" in the north and west.

But will industry act on carbon prices or simply relocate to countries with lower carbon prices?

A Treasury official said: "I am doubtful whether the Industry Act could in fact be used in these circumstances.

Here's a simple proposal: when members of a concentrated industry act in parallel, their conduct should be treated like that of a hypothetical monopoly.

In fact, tenants whose tenancy agreements are for six months or longer are entitled, under section 11 of the Water Industry Act 1999, to get a meter fitted even when their landlord has expressly forbidden them to do so.

Commenting on the powers available to save local breweries, a Department of Industry official remarked: "The selective provisions of the (Industry Act 1972) are rather more limited than the impression [the Prices and Consumer Protection Department] seems to have gained".

The family structure of industry acts as an impediment to modernization.

"The fossil-fuel industry acted like a sprinter off at a gunshot," he said.

Citing a recent government report exposing problems in the construction industry, Acting Gov.

He also promised he would be pressing to make sure the insurance industry acted quickly to meet claims.

Millau, once noted for its glove industry, acts as a service and tourist centre, particularly for visitors to the Tarn gorges.