commercial potential
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommercialandpotential
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commercial
adjective
uk/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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potential
noun[U]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, ...
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(Definition ofcommercialandpotentialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It therefore sought to identify those areas of research which are closest to the market—that is to say, which have the most directcommercialpotential.
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There is alsocommercialpotentialin other respects such as earth observation, but exploitation will involve high risks and will be over a long timescale.
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The very fact of the existence ofcommercialpotentialsurely makes this all the more important.
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This showed that it is extremely doubtful whether hovercraft could be operated profitably at present; theircommercialpotentialwill, however, be kept under review.
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It has immensecommercialpotential, which perhaps, as various reports suggest, we in this country have not yet appreciated.
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The bearded strangers quickly saw thecommercialpotentialof such a malleable material.
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This was an academic goal with no immediatecommercialpotential, financed in the long term out of the public purse.
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There are many potential candidate species for domestication that havecommercialpotentialin local, regional or even inter national markets.
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That is not surprising since publishers and critics are not infallible in their recognition of value, either literary worth orcommercialpotential.
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Thecommercialpotentialof such local seed enterprises has implications for how this sector can be supported.
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It had only 14 000 inhabitants and itscommercialpotentialwas limited, as its port was unfit for high tonnage foreign ships.
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Thecommercialpotentialof patentable products has given rise to technology and intellectual property "audits," and has given a further stimulus to financial accountability initiatives.
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Once that rubicon was crossed, thecommercialpotentialfor selling the list indiscriminately would be enormous.
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Yet health authorities are being told that they must examine thecommercialpotentialof everything that they do.
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If those inhibitions were removed, would not thecommercialpotentialof this fine airport be very much greater?
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The value added, thecommercialpotentialof every connection is going up all the time.
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The market itself is quick to leap on those products, processes and inventions that have readily exploitablecommercialpotential.
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The agency is also studying thecommercialpotentialof biotechnology.
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In addition, we propose to allocate a further £1 million to extending the programme of exploratory voyages to assess thecommercialpotentialfor exploiting under-utilised species.
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The greater independence and more appropriate management expertise provided by these measures should enable the centre to develop its full scientific andcommercialpotential.
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