surge capacity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsurgeandcapacity
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surge
noun[C]
uk/sɜːdʒ/us/sɝːdʒ/
a sudden and ...
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capacity
noun
uk/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofsurgeandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For instance, a shortage of worldsurgecapacityin a situation where demand for energy is increasing rapidly will generally lead to increased import prices for all consumers alike.
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For example, similarly large supply disruptions may lead to more or less sustained price increases depending on the levels ofsurgecapacityand the availability of alternative sources of imports.
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In many cases, the industrial establishment is seen as providingsurgecapacityin times of emergency.
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They need to be balanced against crucial military considerations such as efficiency, reliability,surgecapacityand benchmarking.
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I fear there will be a reduction in thesurgecapacityof industry.
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The project provides thesurgecapacityreferred to earlier, but without complete dependency on the private sector.
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Most importantly, it retains thesurgecapacityto meet the demands that arise when military action is taken.
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We have retained a four-yard strategy to ensure that we have that maximumsurgecapacityif it is required.
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The yard's facilities have considerablesurgecapacityto meet emergencies or crisis requirements.
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We do not anticipate any of the laboratories losing theirsurgecapacity, as the appropriate level of funding and staffing will be transferred with the laboratories.
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One of the factors taken into account is the opportunity in an emergency to transfer workers from refitting to repair work, because that could provide a considerablesurgecapacity.
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Work onsurgecapacityhas been completed.
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It has to have asurgecapacity—which many private businesses do not—so that it can meet the needs of our front-line forces and pilots on demand.
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The center is designed to have 40 exam rooms withsurgecapacityto treat additional patients in times of disaster.
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Design elements include mass decontamination,surgecapacity, and preparedness for other emergencies such as an outbreak of bird flu.
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Also, this new plan will streamline the inspection and evaluation process while maintaining asurgecapacityfor emergency deployments.
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