one-person operation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofone-personandoperation
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one-person
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌwʌnˈpɜː.sən/us/ˌwʌnˈpɝː.sən/
used to describe a performance or show of artistic works by just ...
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operation
noun
uk/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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It is our contention that those accidents would most likely not have occurred if the trains had not been coverted toone-personoperation.
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I am determined to question the safety ofone-personoperationon the older tubes.
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First, why is it that, two years after the introduction ofone-personoperation, there was a simulated exercise?
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In suburban services, with relatively long distances between stops,one-personoperationmay well be an advantage.
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I shall quote a little more of this article, which has some interesting points aboutone-personoperation.
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He concluded thatone-personoperationwas the reason.
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One-personoperationon the deep tubes is in any case questionable, and that was the result.
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It goes without saying that the conversion of more buses toone-personoperationand the building of more buses is an expensive business.
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The rush towardsone-personoperationgoes against the will of the majority of people and delays buses; there is no doubt that services are slower.
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However, it is wrong to associate that just withone-personoperation.
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I asked him to check with the railway inspectorate whetherone-personoperationon deep tube trains was satisfactory to the inspectorate.
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This information calls into question theone-personoperationon the tube and has revealed serious signal faults.
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One-personoperationis also less safe when it comes to boarding and disembarking.
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It has not been aone-personoperation.
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New rolling-stock built forone-personoperationhas an interlock which prevents the doors from being inadvertently opened whilst the train is in motion.
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I also believe that the congestion effects have been much exaggerated, for reasons to do with factors other than congestion, by those opposed toone-personoperation.
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It is the management that tells us that the best way forward for the operation of passenger services in and around the capital isone-personoperationlocomotives and unmanned stations.
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