powerful motor

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerfulandmotor

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powerful
adjective
uk
/ˈpaʊə.fəl/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/
having a lot of power to control people ...
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motor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈməʊ.tər/us
/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/
a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a ...
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(Definition ofpowerfulandmotorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But we have to recognise that this is not the only country which has a big, strong,powerfulmotorindustry.
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The business activity there acts as apowerfulmotorfor the surrounding area and creates employment outside the boundaries of the airport.
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The more traffic there is on city roads the less suitable they are for young people to ridepowerfulmotorbikes on.
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It may be that he would be unable to ride a morepowerfulmotor-cycle because he had not ridden a moped.
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It is a political decision, and we should resist the insidious interference ofpowerfulmotorand road lobbies.
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It is without anypowerfulmotor, yet it stands to compromise the independence of the judiciary and to undermine confidence in it.
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Youthful motor cyclists can get driving licences and can then drive the mostpowerfulmotorcycles, and we know how dangerous motor cycles are on our roads.
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We have only to think of thepowerfulmotorcars which are being made today and the acceleration with which they can get away from traffic lights.
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The vehicle also features the mostpowerfulmotorin the competition with regenerative braking capabilities.
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The overhaul was done in such way that the masts were cut and a morepowerfulmotorwas the only power source.
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The competition version also had a morepowerfulmotorwith only one carburetor, side exhausts, a roll bar and wider fenders to accommodate racing tires.
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The cars were advertised as summer and winter vehicles that had apowerfulmotor, easy but substantial clutch, buoyant springs and luxurious upholstering.
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In the 20th century,powerfulmotorbarges propelled by diesel engines were introduced, carrying 1500 t.
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This morepowerfulmotorenabled the launch of the heavier payload.
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With larger systems, where apowerfulmotorrepresents an increasing proportion of the system cost, servomotors have the advantage.
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A higher number of stages or the number of lobes indicates a morepowerfulmotor, capable of producing more torque.
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A tractor is defined as apowerfulmotor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery and other vehicles.
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In 1960 operation was changed to push-pull operation with verypowerfulmotorcoaches.
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