large operator
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflargeandoperator
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large
adjective
uk/lɑːdʒ/us/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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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 oflargeandoperatorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Smaller councils have the opportunity of contracting out services which allows them to use the services of alargeoperator.
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At the moment it is probably too easy for alargeoperatorto make an application and more difficult for a smaller one.
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I wanted to deal with thelargeoperatorand with the large-scale effects.
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There is practically only onelargeoperatorin each country as regards international routes, though there may be several operators on less important internal routes.
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Thelargeoperatoris not in this danger.
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They are not going to penalise alargeoperatorjust because he has one or two black sheep among his staff.
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It is alargeoperatorwith considerable overheads.
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We can see no difficulty regarding thelargeoperator.
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After burning out its previous owner, the smallholder orlargeoperatorplants their own crops there, gaining de facto control over the disputed land.
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That is only too clear, because demand is rising and the number of companies is declining, while the large operators are expanding.
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Admittedly, with large operators it is possible to turn a blind eye to bad practices.
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It was stated that many commercial people are, of course, large operators.
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There are the large operators who have many joint operating agreements with local authorities included in the designated area.
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Unless we do that, we should have merely secured the transfer of the whole of this business to the large operators.
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If that is so, it means that when the shares are disposed of in one parcel they will pass into the hands of large operators.
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They know the general standards of operation of the large operators over a period of time.
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Transport being similar, we find that the large operators with recognised traffic routes have defined spheres of operation.
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Stringent agreements can be entered into, and by and large operators observe them.
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Even so, the possibility remains of huge profit margins for the large operators in the sector.
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