recovery operation

collocation in English

meaningsofrecoveryandoperation

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recovery
noun[S or U]
uk
/rɪˈkʌv.ər.i/us
/rɪˈkʌv.ɚ.i/
the process of becoming well again after an illness ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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(Definition ofrecoveryandoperationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is why today'srecoveryoperationhas become a rescue operation.
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I am thinking of a heavy vehiclerecoveryoperationin my constituency adjacent to my home.
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The use of waste as a fuel is strictly controlled as a wasterecoveryoperation.
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Yet, without the coalrecoveryoperationbeing co-ordinated with the tip removal, it is estimated that the cost of removing the tips would be at least £1,200,000.
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A member engaged on a cablerecoveryoperationwas removing a manhole cover while another member went to the gas vehicle to obtain a gas detector.
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I was talking about recovery not in all circumstances but where it is practical and does not pose undue danger to those engaged in therecoveryoperation.
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There may be many practical difficulties with therecoveryoperationand no one would wish further lives to be put at risk in an attempt to retrieve trapped bodies.
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He also described a blimp, further suggesting a misidentified militaryrecoveryoperation.
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Fazawi must be neutralized before therecoveryoperationbegins, or he will disappear to set up another such deal.
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Therecoveryoperationis different for a conscious compared an unconscious casualty, but in either case there are two rules to be aware of.
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However, the ruggedness of the terrain and the high impact forces greatly impeded therecoveryoperation.
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Therecoveryoperationwas slowed by problems in getting heavy lifting gear to the site which required temporary roads to be constructed.
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He performs arecoveryoperationon his qubits to reverse the error.
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Recycle - anyrecoveryoperationby which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes.
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The bodies of 15 miners were discovered and, afterward, the search and rescue was changed to a search andrecoveryoperation.
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The plants can recover about of landfill gas, making it the largestrecoveryoperationof its kind in the world.
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These individuals were also on board the ship during the mission and were intimately involved with therecoveryoperation.
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Such requirement not only increased cost, but has also limited the efficiency because suchrecoveryoperationcan only be performed under clam sea.
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At the end, they were reduced to a fleet of just 5 ships and were once again faced with a massiverecoveryoperation.
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On the ground, he organized and coordinated rescue efforts, cared for the wounded, prepared casualties for evacuation, and insured that therecoveryoperationcontinued in a smooth and orderly fashion.
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