surveillance capability

collocation in English

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surveillance
noun[U]
uk
/səˈveɪ.ləns/us
/sɚˈveɪ.ləns/
the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or ...
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capability
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to ...
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(Definition ofsurveillanceandcapabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The ships and aircraft referred to in my statement will provide essentially asurveillancecapability.
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In addition, maritimesurveillancecapabilityis to be established which, among other things, will limit 'illegal' immigration.
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I am satisfied that our airsurveillancecapabilityis commensurate with our defence needs.
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Perhaps those who say that there was no drop in thesurveillancecapabilitymight like to explain that.
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Our battlefieldsurveillancecapabilityhas a number of different elements.
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They are often the onlysurveillancecapabilitythe operating nation has access to, and their presence has often deterred foreign fishing fleets.
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Through 1943, new escort carriers became available to increase thesurveillancecapabilityof support groups.
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However, getting the two scanners to synchronise proved difficult, resulting in poor all-roundsurveillancecapability.
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Kestrel reduces size and weight, while increasing image resolution and adding a day/nightsurveillancecapability.
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While ground reconnaissance would be a part of the effort, attended and unattended detection devices or sensors would provide a majority of thesurveillancecapability.
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Nor are space-based surveillance capabilities restricted to federal agencies.
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To strengthen its intelligence-gathering and surveillance capabilities, the service also is considering deploying unmanned aerial surveillance vehicles.
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However, limited surveillance capabilities and inadequate testing could mean that more people are infected.
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Air surveillance capabilities are provided by unmanned aerial vehicles.
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She also felt that the move toward extensive surveillance capabilities enabled by digital communications suggests that governments are now casting the net wide, enabling intrusions into private lives.
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