expensive equipment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexpensiveandequipment
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expensive
adjective
uk/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/us/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
costing a lot ...
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equipment
noun[U]
uk/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/us/ɪˈkwɪp.mənt/
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a ...
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(Definition ofexpensiveandequipmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The virtual nature of a computer-based training simulation enables training to be accomplished without risking damage to man or in most cases toexpensiveequipment.
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Competition among a multitude of providers similarly promotes duplication ofexpensiveequipmentand services, and a misplaced emphasis on service frills.
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These were very expensive items: radar, sonar, radio transmitters and receivers-large,expensiveequipment, sometimes worth half a million 1955 dollars for each item.
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Mechanised field operations demanded the efficient deployment of teams of skilled workers in combination withexpensiveequipmentdependent on adequate maintenance and logistical support.
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The rules were thoroughly artificial and demandedexpensiveequipment, which kept out the hoi polloi.
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This wasexpensiveequipment, which had to be purchased as part of the credit arrangement.
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However, the technique requiresexpensiveequipmentand the expertise of highly skilled surgeons.
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Intensive usage of suchexpensiveequipmentimproves the efficiency of the instruments as well as provides employment for the technical personnel.
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As a result of the abolishment of the committees, it is now a task of the self-governing corporate bodies to guarantee the efficient use ofexpensiveequipmentvia remuneration regulations.
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Physicians become entrepreneurs when they purchaseexpensiveequipmentfrom which they expect a profitable return on investment.
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But due to financial limitation and practical education status in developing countries, it is often unaffordable for these universities to institute advanced laboratories equipped with variousexpensiveequipment.
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It makes nonsense of all theexpensiveequipmentwhich is installed to advise these ships how to move in safety.
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I appreciate that the district general hospital has a considerable part to play in the future and that it requiresexpensiveequipment.
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Particularly in these days ofexpensiveequipmentit is silly for every teaching hospital to try to specialise in everything.
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If lead is to be removed, a great deal ofexpensiveequipmentwill have to be put into refineries.
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It is not unusual to find the same extremelyexpensiveequipment, such as scanners, in two districts only ten miles apart.
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It has many similar services—offices filled with furniture, typewriters andexpensiveequipment.
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I am talking about a modern pit, with veryexpensiveequipment, mangling coal.
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As a result of that, some hospitals have been lumbered withexpensiveequipmentwhich has not been a priority for the local health service.
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This is a question of economics and the veryexpensiveequipmentin aircraft these days.
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