intellectual capacity

collocation in English

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intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially ...
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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 ofintellectualandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was simply a question ofintellectualcapacity, according to these 'experts'.
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On this view too, wisdom responds to circumstances non-dogmatically, and embraces far more thanintellectualcapacity.
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Several studies, however, provide indirect demonstrations thatintellectualcapacityis truly distinct from language.
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Thus, to fully explain or model humanintellectualcapacity, hierarchical complexity must be factored into a theory.
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If ourintellectualcapacityis not geared towards these issues, humanity may be heading for a big disaster.
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It proposes to wed educators'intellectualcapacityfor scholarship, research, and creativity with practice situations, where innovation and advanced developments in architecture might find a seed-bed.
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To affect the terms by which politics is contested, anintellectualcapacitymust be deployed effectively; the translation from resources to influence is rarely direct or straightforward.
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What is important here, asintellectualcapacityrather than attainment.
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It indicates the possession of a body of knowledge, a background of broad and continuous study and anintellectualcapacitywhich are widely understood.
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We also want him to acknowledge their contribution to the cultural development andintellectualcapacityof this country.
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There must be on the school staff people of someintellectualcapacity.
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I can say without fear of contradiction that our ambassadors are all men of the highestintellectualcapacityand of the highest quality and calibre.
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He would be well advised not to do so, because he has neither the knowledge nor theintellectualcapacityto join in the debate.
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That success is because of the quality, theintellectualcapacity, the experience and the teamwork of our staff.
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It convertsintellectualcapacity, brainpower and ingenuity into wealth.
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His former school confirmed that hisintellectualcapacitywas still expanding but could not predict its eventual level.
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I would say that the work of a shorthand-typist calls certainly for intelligence but not forintellectualcapacity.
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I wish he would devote his greatintellectualcapacityto helping agriculture.
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Surveys show that theintellectualcapacityof people with physical disabilities is very often under-estimated.
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The number of persons possessing the knowledge and experience, theintellectualcapacityand the personal qualities which the post requires is necessarily small.
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