existing machinery

collocation in English

meaningsofexistingandmachinery

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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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machinery
noun[U]
uk
/məˈʃiː.nər.i/us
/məˈʃiː.nɚ.i/
a group of large machines or the parts of a machine that make ...
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(Definition ofexistingandmachineryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexisting machinery

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Theexistingmachineryfor doing this is adequate, but we are always seeking opportunities to introduce improvements.
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I do not think there is any necessity for adding to theexistingmachineryfor dealing with such obstructions to navigation round the coast.
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It was done by obtaining up-to-date estimates of building costs, leasing arrangements, new machines, the moving ofexistingmachineryand everything else that was needed.
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Those people who are not prepared to use theexistingmachineryare doing themselves and the nation a great disservice.
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I should like to know whether further legislation is contemplated, or whether it is possible to cope with them within theexistingmachinery.
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I am not sure that the establishment of permanent representatives at some centre would really do more than we can do by ourexistingmachinery.
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You ought to consider whether, with theexistingmachineryof the registrar and the judge in the county court, something should not be done.
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Theexistingmachineryfor the co-ordination of contingency planning is satisfactory.
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They have declared that it is unnecessary because long-distance haulage can be controlled by theexistingmachineryof fuel rationing.
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Theexistingmachinerycould be developed in many of the ways suggested in this legislation, perhaps by a permanent secretariat, perhaps by a permanent chairman.
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I would not want to set up some new bureaucracy conducting a national sweepstake where there isexistingmachinerywhich could run it efficiently.
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She thinks the relieving officers may be somewhat self-interested in the maintenance of theexistingmachinery.
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Theexistingmachineryfor considering double taxation agreements does not allow for a situation where the agreement withdraws the relief retrospectively.
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To place on him a general duty to scan that field with a view to formulating law and policy would duplicate theexistingmachinery.
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I did not deliberately try to make an occasion for upsetting theexistingmachinery.
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Theexistingmachineryfor the determination of the matter has not been exhausted, and no party has sought to request this form of conciliation.
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These figures include the installation of new machinery and the modernisation ofexistingmachinery.
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Of course, that again is a matter of policy, but in the meantime theexistingmachineryis being vastly improved and extended.
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The acceleration of the pay roll by a day is something that may be difficult withexistingmachinery.
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We believe that thisexistingmachineryis fully adequate to deal with the problem of health.
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