physical capability

collocation in English

meaningsofphysicalandcapability

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physical
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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capability
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandcapabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofphysical capability

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The rhetorical inclination for metaphorically aggrandising imagery was rendered concrete in the specification ofphysicalcapabilityas a necessary credential for individual sales success itself.
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The results suggest that outlook on life, social and emotional ties, engagement with the outside world andphysicalcapabilityare important contributors to subjectively experienced wellbeing in this age group.
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By having the additionalphysicalcapabilityon the type 22, we can increase the helicopter capabilty in wartime.
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It will have thephysicalcapabilityto operate on a 24/7 basis.
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In transferring workers, employment exchanges have instructions to have regard to previous experience,physicalcapabilityand other relevant factors.
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There is the "apple factor" at sea, and on land the limitation ofphysicalcapabilityto heave around heavy loads, for example—speaking from experience—heavy artillery shells.
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The exam is notoriously hard and demands a high level of technical andphysicalcapabilityfrom the participant.
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Two factors directly affect this process, thephysicalcapabilityof the intelligence systems and the training and capability of the intelligence section.
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He is a versatile player who can play both center back and striker based on hisphysicalcapabilityand football sense.
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Any infant with thephysicalcapabilitycan acquire the language spoken around her by the age of two or three.
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Superficial necrosis is unsightly and can lead to unattractive scarring, but otherwise does not affect the patient's likelihood of survival orphysicalcapabilityto the same extent.
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This loss ofphysicalcapabilitycauses him to look inside himselfat his memories of the past years, and how little he has actually accomplished in his writing.
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If physical activity increases so do physical capabilities, even in extreme old age.
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She was originally a major player in the badminton world, but she lostphysicalcapabilityafter a car accident in which she lost her parents and her lover.
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Physical capabilities, exercise and aging fore to decreased muscle bulk and strength.
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Many of its supporters held that feeble mindedness was of particular concern because it weakened moral restraint more thanphysicalcapabilityand was therefore connected with criminality, poverty and promiscuity.
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Although the message is now quite different, many older people still overestimate the perceived dangers of being physically active whilst underestimating their physical capabilities.
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This allows almost a normal use of the system whatever the user's physical capabilities.
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Their physical capabilities can vary widely - many have very limited muscle control, and some can only interact with the world through the operation of a switch.
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