independent operator

collocation in English

meaningsofindependentandoperator

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independent
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, ...
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operator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒp.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈɑː.pə.reɪ.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to use and control a machine ...
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(Definition ofindependentandoperatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindependent operator

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This option allows undertakings to retain ownership of the transmission network on the condition that it is managed by anindependentoperator.
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There is no air service, domestic or international, which anindependentoperatorcould run under my predecessor and which he cannot run today.
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Where is the capital coming from for theindependentoperator?
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I think that there is no case for anotherindependentoperatoron that route.
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We favour an independent tribunal to which anyindependentoperatorcan apply in regard to routes at home or overseas.
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The unit will provide the equipment for the experiment and employ anindependentoperatorto produce the signal.
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Presumably, that means that anyindependentoperatorcan make his own by-laws in whichever part of the system he is working.
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That minimum fare might easily drive a very large number of passengers away from theindependentoperator.
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In these circumstances, it is fairly clear that noindependentoperatorcan hope to live on this sort of work alone.
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What happens if, contrary to what we would hope, theindependentoperator, having undertaken the operation, does in fact fall down upon his undertaking?
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Noindependentoperatorcan operate without a licence.
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It is simply tossed out as though anybody can become anindependentoperatorany day that they feel like it.
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I believe that oneindependentoperatorconsiders that the air-passenger potential is in the region of 14 million persons.
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The customer is being provided with a second-rate service, a service worse than theindependentoperatoris providing on a similar route.
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If the chief constable and the police committee want to give anindependentoperatorthe flexibility to provide such a service, that is only sensible.
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You are leaving out the free enterprise of theindependentoperator.
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That will include, for example, those who work for cleaning contractors when that work has been passed to a private,independentoperator.
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It would be wrong to put a privateindependentoperatorunder a statutory obligation.
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It seemed to us that air tramping was a function peculiarly suited to theindependentoperator.
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It is becoming extremely difficult for anindependentoperatorto operate successfully in this country today.
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