commercial operation

collocation in English

meaningsofcommercialandoperation

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commercial
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us
/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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(Definition ofcommercialandoperationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is acommercialoperation.
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It was not acommercialoperation.
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I believe this is acommercialoperation.
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We are talking about acommercialoperation.
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Butcommercialoperationdoes not end there.
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The harbour is a profitablecommercialoperation.
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No; this is a purelycommercialoperation.
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Anycommercialoperationwill follow much later.
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The former suggests and implies a higher investmentcommercialoperationutilizing wage labour systems, technical intervention, and long-term protected block cultivation.
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Nocommercialoperationcould possibly succeed in that commercial context.
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The plants are being put intocommercialoperation.
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Where doescommercialoperationmerge into the national interest?
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This is a matter ofcommercialoperationfor them.
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It is therefore a pretty bigcommercialoperation.
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Since then, she has run a fairly successfulcommercialoperation.
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From first principles that cannot be acommercialoperation.
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It is virtually an entirely straightcommercialoperation.
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This is not acommercialoperationat all.
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It is thecommercialoperationof bus stations.
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Would it be safe to carry out thiscommercialoperation?
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This is a perfectly normal, straightforward,commercialoperation.
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Running a new town is not a strictlycommercialoperation.
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Full managerial freedom of decision is another matter which we believe is important tocommercialoperation.
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It arose from the proper concern about the need for confidentiality in acommercialoperation.
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This is acommercialoperationand the results of the work will not be published.
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