complex machinery

collocation in English

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complex
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.pleks/us
/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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machinery
noun[U]
uk
/məˈʃiː.nər.i/us
/məˈʃiː.nɚ.i/
a group of large machines or the parts of a machine that make ...
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(Definition ofcomplexandmachineryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For acomplexmachinerysystem or process, a multilayer diagnostic system may be employed.
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Subsumption architectures provide a complementary demonstration thatcomplexmachinerymay be unnecessary for the function.
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The second is a configurator forcomplexmachinery.
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Thiscomplexmachineryis becoming more and more complex.
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People in the industry have to operatecomplexmachinerytoday.
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I entirely agree that we must keep and adapt this verycomplexmachineryof executive bodies.
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Anyone who thinks that thiscomplexmachineryis planned machinery knows very little about the distribution and sale of livestock.
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Where that confidence exists one does not needcomplexmachineryor numerical norms.
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However, they involve a somewhatcomplexmachineryof committees and subcommittees and a complex programme of work.
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The security aspect of siting fairlycomplexmachinerywhere it could easily be got at and damaged also had to be considered.
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He talked about the delicate andcomplexmachineryof livestock distribution and marketing.
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That was a very highlycomplexmachineryof government.
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Take-up is crucial to whether thiscomplexmachineryhelps those who are most in need.
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Other buildings would need to be demolished to make room for the crushing plant, which crushes the granite and extracts the tungsten, and othercomplexmachinery.
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It is not, in practice, possible usefully to absorb the whole of the small and medium builders in the countryside into thecomplexmachineryof contractual building.
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First and foremost, dock work now relies on a skilled, permanent workforce to operate the expensive,complexmachinerynow required by efficient ports to sustain a competitive service.
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The metaphysical principle being applied was thatcomplexmachinerybreaks down.
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The number of crew is more than doubled to 56 due to the need to handle morecomplexmachinery.
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He soon started to produce paintings in formal perspective with huge crowds of people and parodies ofcomplexmachinery.
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Taki, their new friend, fought the demons with his power to craftcomplexmachineryfrom nearby objects.
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