increased capacity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincreaseandcapacity
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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capacity
noun
uk/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofincreaseandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Under anarchy changes in relative position take on importance because they give one state anincreasedcapacityto coerce another.
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Groups more likely to show anincreasedcapacityfor research included those with postgraduate qualifications and those in post for the least time.
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Interconnection plusincreasedcapacitythus become a joint issue to justify centralised schemes of pull-over planning.
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And the main outcome of linguistic literacy is both a more articulated personal identity and anincreasedcapacityto use language under diverse circumstances.
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In other words, theincreasedcapacityof the resources to sustain populations works as a disincentive to migrate.
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He argued that if care was used in tendering and selection, stout animals with anincreasedcapacitycould be had.
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Theincreasedcapacityof these vectors, which contain no viral coding sequences, makes them suitable for gene transfer of full-length dystrophin.
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This observation was indicative of anincreasedcapacityto cushion seasonal poor diet.
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During summer, seeds buried in the lowland showedincreasedcapacityto germinate, particularly when exposed to fluctuating temperatures or light.
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Theincreasedcapacityhas been achieved by optimising the arm design.
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The burden of fifteen years of underinvestment and restrictions on consumption directed capital towardsincreasedcapacity, which became the faster track to normalisation and expansion.
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New state-ofthe-art technologies often supersede technologies that are entirely functional because of theirincreasedcapacityand potential to advance curricular and research goals.
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Without an efficient rail link, our existing freight and passenger lines will not cope with theincreasedcapacity.
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At the end of his speech he said that he hoped that things would change and that there would be a need forincreasedcapacity.
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We are paying, of course, for theincreasedcapacitywhich we need for storage.
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The public should seeincreasedcapacityand a reduction in waiting times.
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They would allow the delivery ofincreasedcapacityand therefore the care that is so desperately needed.
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We have thereforeincreasedcapacitythrough investment, resources and training in order to give women a real choice over maternity services.
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