piece of machinery
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpieceandmachinery
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piece
noun[C]
uk/piːs/us/piːs/
a part ...
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machinery
noun[U]
uk/məˈʃiː.nər.i/us/məˈʃiː.nɚ.i/
a group of large machines or the parts of a machine that make ...
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(Definition ofpieceandmachineryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Whereas an engineer would be sure to specify the steps of construction of an optimalpieceofmachineryto achieve a particular end, natural selection adds features in unplanned steps.
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In building apieceofmachineryto solve a particular problem, an engineer thinks about what kind of design would solve the problem efficiently and economically.
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But in spirit it remains a fabulous prototype for rethinking the facade as a complexpieceofmachinery, yet remaining perfectly respectful of its programme and specific urban context.
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It has been an expensivepieceofmachineryto set up, but the need was great and had to be met.
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We should make full use of apieceofmachinerywhich has recently been created.
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Is it to be a goodpieceofmachineryor a badpieceofmachinery?
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Apieceofmachinery, a printing machine, which before the war cost £2,000 now costs £6,000.
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They certainly do not justify the setting up of this costly newpieceofmachinery.
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If a company buys apieceofmachineryfor £1,000, at the end of the year it is written down to £750.
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It is very useful, of course, but it is a smallpieceofmachineryto deal with our present problems.
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We are creating a very greatpieceofmachinerywhich will take a long time to put fully into operation.
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I have every sympathy with that, but it does not easily accord with the creation of apieceofmachinery.
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It is, as it were, a lever which is capable of putting a particularpieceofmachineryin motion.
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This is a costlypieceofmachinery, and it takes two or three years to deliver.
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But that only accentuates the truth of the statement that such a narrowpieceofmachineryas the county review is quite inadequate.
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Such a body is an essentialpieceofmachineryfor any policy based on agreement.
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It is nothing less than a tragedy that great industries like the cotton industry as a general rule still lack this essentialpieceofmachinery.
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If that is true of the present position, the card system has broken down as apieceofmachinery.
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This is a uniquepieceofmachinery, designed to meet a special need.
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But what can we expect anypieceofmachineryto achieve in one three-year period?
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