existing capability

collocation in English

meaningsofexistingandcapability

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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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capability
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to ...
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(Definition ofexistingandcapabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexisting capability

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We are not introducing a new system but modernising anexistingcapability.
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It is one thing to recognise that theexistingcapabilityneeds strengthening.
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Will we acquire new amphibious capability or merely refurbishexistingcapability?
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We arc developing a joint rapid deployment force to strengthen ourexistingcapabilityto intervene speedily and effectively.
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It is inadequate to sustain even ourexistingcapability.
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Over the next 10 years, we plan to invest some £3 billion in helicopter platforms to replace and enhance ourexistingcapability.
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It will always be easier and ultimately quicker to build on anexistingcapabilitythan to start afresh from scratch.
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We are concerned to maintain the effectiveness of anexistingcapability, not to replace it with a new system.
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The amalgamation of the two existing brigades must not be undertaken as a cost-cutting measure if it means thatexistingcapabilityis in any way to be impaired.
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The plant, in the course of years of its activity, has been constantly renovated by making use of the existing capabilities in the plant.
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Nor does it prohibit maintenance or renewal of existing capabilities.
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As requirements emerged, facilities and systems were added with little or no regard to existing capabilities or long-term requirements.
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