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Lesson 16

The Russian Arms Industry

The Russian government announced a plan to halve the organization size and the number of firms in their bloated domestic arms industry. They will increase technological development capability and production efficiency within the arms industry, thereby increasing their share of the international market.”

 

Vocabulary Notes

 

 

肥大した          "fat, corpulent, swelled"

ひだいか

 

国内                "domestic, internal"

こく ない

 

兵器産業                      "arms industry"

へいき   さんぎょう

 

増大させる                     "to enlarge; to augment"

ぞうだい      

 

企業数                         "number of companies"

   ぎょうすう       

                 

シェア                 "share; market share"

 

 

Notes

 

A pure Japanese equivalent of sheaシェア is sen-yuu ritsu占有率.