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heavy industry A concept usually important in zoning regulations,where it will be defined for the particular purposes of those laws.In common parlance,heavy industry is usually understood as that requiring extensive capital investment in land and machinery and thus not easily relocated.This is contrasted with light industry, which is usually more labor intensive and relatively easy to move. Other times, the term “heavy industry” is intended to convey an image of severe environmental impact through normal operations. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Heavy industrial work boots: Most of the steel manufacturing industries, chemical industries, packing and electrical industries demand heavy industrial work boots. 1,280 acres of agricultural land approximately 10 miles southwest of Hammett into a heavy industrial zone. for printing my letters over the last month and through your paper the whole of the North East now know that those who worked in the post heavy industrial age are suffering the same diseases as the miners. |
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