joint operation

collocation in English

meaningsofjointandoperation

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joint
adjective
uk
/dʒɔɪnt/us
/dʒɔɪnt/
belonging to or shared between two or ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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(Definition ofjointandoperationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The solution will inevitably lie in ajointoperationwith building societies, private builders and the city council working together.
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This was a single majorjointoperation, involving 16 police officers and 15 immigration officials, planned specifically to investigate suspected offences under the immigration laws.
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The visit was not a "majorjointoperation", and the police community liaison officer was not consulted.
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Or is thisjointoperationto go on?
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Where there is success in creating a new export product, or developing a market, this, again, almost certainly would be ajointoperation.
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Would it not be better for both officers to be subject to precisely the same discipline while part of a policejointoperation?
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The potential for muddle between both disciplines in ajointoperationis considerable.
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We have the right to ensure that one will not be part of anyjointoperation.
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An example that springs to mind is if they have ajointoperationoverseas which can only be conducted on the basis of local participation.
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This is the kind of way in which people will try to work out the best way of achieving ajointoperation.
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I see no reason why thejointoperationof the two schemes should not continue after abolition.
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I made the point that it would be ajointoperation.
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That would still mean that a pensioner would pay £5,000 for a hipjointoperation, £6,000 for a kneejointoperationand £7,000 for a heart bypass.
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The cost would be £5,000 for a hipjointoperation, £7,000 for a kneejointoperationand £9,000 for a heart bypass.
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The two operations into which the previousjointoperationwas divided up now have clearer profiles and objectives.
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I should like to pose a question: has this kind ofjointoperationever been sought?
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I should expect in most cases that it would be ajointoperation.
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If that minority is one-third, then immediately again, even under qualified majority voting, anyjointoperationcan be blocked by that minority.
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This was ajointoperationby police and immigration officers following extensive inquiries which had revealed evidence of possible immigration offences.
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