surplus equipment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsurplusandequipment
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surplus
noun[C or U]
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.pləs/us/ˈsɝː.pləs/
(an amount that is) more than ...
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equipment
noun[U]
uk/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/us/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a ...
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(Definition ofsurplusandequipmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Overseas commands have also been authorised to destroy somesurplusequipmentwhich is obsolete or obsolescent.
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Surplusequipmentwhich is of value may be sold.
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Much has been said about the disposal ofsurplusequipment.
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That money was the product of the sale ofsurplusequipment.
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Blankets form a part only ofsurplusequipmentheld by local authorities and the procedure for withdrawal is being urgently re-examined.
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The problem of handing over oursurplusequipmentand stores has proved a vast and most difficult work.
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About 40,000 tons ofsurplusequipmentin our depots overseas is in course of disposal by the local military authorities.
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I can tell him that there is somesurplusequipmentin the form of wire cable available.
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It is not our normal practice to disclose the value of receipts from the sale ofsurplusequipment.
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Surplusequipmentis now being offered for sale.
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We take great care to ensure that no classified material is among thesurplusequipmentwhich is offered for disposal to the public.
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We need not get involved this afternoon in arguments about when the decision to eliminatesurplusequipmentwill come to an end.
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This figure reflects the expectedsurplusequipmentdisposal programme.
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Some of it issurplusequipmentfrom laboratories and hospitals, equipment from the nuclear power plants and other industries where radioactive operations take place.
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It is not usual practice to disclose details of the purchasers ofsurplusequipmentand storesnor to give details of prices realised.
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In the average working-class home there is nosurplusequipmentto meet circumstances of that kind.
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I was talking to one professor the other day who went to an auction sale of some of thissurplusequipment.
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General guidance has been issued to health authorities on the disposal ofsurplusequipment.
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We have estimated that such an increase would cost £150 million, even without the loss to the budget ifsurplusequipmentand property could not be sold off.
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Local businesses were again helpful donating theirsurplusequipmentor simply supplying it out of goodwill.
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