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41run a tight ship — ► to control a business or other organization firmly and effectively: »The woman who manages the post room runs a very tight ship. Main Entry: ↑run …
42run (something) into the ground — 1. to use something so much that it does not work any more. I gave that car to my son and he ran it into the ground. It was a funny joke the first time he told it, but he ran it into the ground. 2. to cause something to become less successful.… …
43run itself — (of a business enterprise, etc) to need little supervision or active direction • • • Main Entry: ↑run …
44Run a Crooked Mile — is a made for TV thriller in which Louis Jourdan (in typically suave form) stars as Richard Stuart, an ordinary schoolteacher who, whilst on holiday, is a witness to a murder in a private secluded mansion. When he reports this however, no… …
45run errands — To be sent to convey messages or perform small pieces of business • • • Main Entry: ↑errand …
46run|ner — «RUHN uhr», noun. 1. a person, animal, or thing that runs; racer: »A runner arrived out of breath. The world s fastest runners can cover 100 yards in less than 10 seconds (Walter H. Gregg). 2. a) Baseball. a base runner: »The game was close with… …
47Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
48run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… …
49run */*/*/ — I UK [rʌn] / US verb Word forms run : present tense I/you/we/they run he/she/it runs present participle running past tense ran UK [ræn] / US past participle run 1) [intransitive] to move quickly to a place using your legs and feet You ll have to… …
50Business cycle — Economics …
