unused capacity

collocation in English

meaningsofunusedandcapacity

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unused
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈjuːzd/us
/ʌnˈjuːzd/
not being used at present, or never having ...
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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 ofunusedandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There isunusedcapacity, waiting to be brought into productive use.
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Who is going to invest when he already has a vast investment inunusedcapacity?
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They totally fail to recognise that stagnation and the existence ofunusedcapacityare in themselves contributory factors to inflation.
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At this point, we must engage in a rather esoteric debate aboutunusedcapacityin the economy.
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I would rather see smaller units capable of making use ofunusedcapacityand servicing more restricted areas.
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First, we want to know how muchunusedcapacityexists in the hospitals.
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But we have more capacity, more potentiallyunusedcapacity, to be taken up when the next round of stimulation begins.
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There would be no danger that private generators would be left withunusedcapacity.
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We haveunusedcapacity, unused abilities, unused people and unused capital available.
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Today, there isunusedcapacityin the oil refining industry of this country, and also in electrical generating.
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According to the categories and theunusedcapacityof the plant manufacturer, purposeful assistance can be given to investment.
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We have now many competitors with a large amount ofunusedcapacity.
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So far from this country needing more refining capacity, it hasunusedcapacity.
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We are all anxious about unemployment,unusedcapacity, investment and so on.
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It is surprising how large thatunusedcapacityhas been during the past few months.
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The real requirement is to mop up theunusedcapacityin hundreds of existing factories up and down the land.
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The take-up in theunusedcapacityfor hotels and other accommodation will also generate significant income.
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Our order books are running down faster than new business is being booked, andunusedcapacityis increasing.
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But the unemployment andunusedcapacityin those days were far greater than they are now.
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If, on the other hand, there is largeunusedcapacity, there may be a case for lowering rather than raising the tax.
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