clearing operation

collocation in English

meaningsofclearingandoperation

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clearing
noun[C]
uk
/ˈklɪə.rɪŋ/us
/ˈklɪr.ɪŋ/
an area in a wood or forest from which trees and bushes have ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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Theclearingoperationshould, of course, be thorough and should cover the floors, walls, ceilings and all kinds of receptacles.
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Now, more than 300 million litres of water have been polluted, and theclearingoperationwill require huge investments.
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Theclearingoperationis based on the immobilisation of share certificates in a central depository.
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Practically all of the lumber required for construction of the dam was supplied from theclearingoperation.
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I observe that further clearing operations are contemplated in subsequent clauses, as the result of which we shall be a little safer on the roads.
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The item includes the cost of capital equipment, including railway construction and clearing operations.
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The clearing operations are carried out by the agency's term maintenance contractors, under the supervision of the agency's managing agents.
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Some drifts were caused by the many abandoned vehicles, which greatly impeded clearing operations.
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Owing to the substitution of hand labour for machines in some of the land clearing operations, there will also be a demand for unskilled labour.
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It is open to anyone who considers that his property has suffered damage through negligence in snow clearing operations to prefer a claim against the appropriate highway authority.
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Clearing operations revealed that the site was so severely infested with a particular fungus as to make it unsuitable for the critical experimental work involved in fruit variety testing.
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This will make close approach and mine clearing operations extremely hazardous.
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Its flint base has recently been revealed during clearing operations.
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Such cases may follow massive exposure, e.g., during brush clearing operations.
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The new government faced many challenges as they rebuilt the country and carried out mine clearing operations.
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The robots save lives by providing dismounted fire teams with increased situational awareness and standoff distance during urban warfare, compound clearing operations, and surveillance missions.
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Today more than 75% of the forest coverage has been lost to land clearing operations for agriculture, transportation, industrialization, and urbanization.
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