increasing 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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These results suggest that there is anincreasingcapacityfor morpheme recognition with age, especially with derived forms in the later elementary school years.
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Thirdly, civil administration;increasingcapacityin various ministries and in the prison system.
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Obviously, byincreasingcapacityfrom, say, eight to twelve a month, we might produce more aircraft; but production must be related to the market.
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They areincreasingcapacityand driving down the price of ships, and that is not in the interests of the industry.
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We can operate on the supply side byincreasingcapacity.
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It isincreasingcapacity, while the number of paper and board mills has reduced in recent years: 81 now operate.
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We areincreasingcapacityand reducing waiting times, and we are confident that clear objectives and a sustained management focus will achieve results.
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I have explained the difficulties aboutincreasingcapacity.
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However, let me stress that maintaining or evenincreasingcapacityof these fleets is not the solution and can indeed be part of the problem.
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And finally, technological progress which has made it possible to use aircraft more intensively,increasingcapacityover the last 20 to 40 years.
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Consultants have been appointed to investigate the options forincreasingcapacitybeyond four lanes.
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Increasing knowledge andincreasingcapacityto compare critically are the only ways in which standards of films can be maintained and increased.
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That is the point of trying to find ways to expand regional capacity rather than justincreasingcapacityin the south-east.
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I can confirm that all of that—every single penny—will be directed towardsincreasingcapacityfor everyone in this country.
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All sorts of measures are being taken, including, for example,increasingcapacityfor freight on the west coast main line.
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But who in his right mind would try to solve overcapacity byincreasingcapacity?
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We have tightened the licensing rules to limit increases in the number of vessels and to preventincreasingcapacity.
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They could mirror in their employment pattern their graduallyincreasingcapacityfor work.
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There is considerable potential forincreasingcapacityfrom coal production between now and 1980.
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We are alsoincreasingcapacityin the health service.
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