operational capacity

collocation in English

meaningsofoperationalandcapacity

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operational
adjective
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən.əl/
relating to a ...
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capacity
noun
uk
/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us
/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofoperationalandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoperational capacity

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At increased levels of production, marginal costs remain steady and only increase when approachingoperationalcapacity.
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This motive may be detrimental to the intention of the reform to strengthen the financial andoperationalcapacityof municipal governments.
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The general direction of change is towards strengthening and increasing theoperationalcapacityof the security forces.
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Too littleoperationalcapacityupstream or, in fact, excessive use, can cause problems downstream.
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Currently they employ 24 but this is expected to increase to 387 when they reach fulloperationalcapacity.
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No firm proposals for increasing theoperationalcapacityof these airports have been submitted.
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On the same date, useableoperationalcapacitywithin prisons was 72,882.
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What other contingencies have been made for theoperationalcapacityceiling being reached?
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Consideration is being given to increasing theoperationalcapacityby a further 45 places.
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The real problem of parliamentary or some other form of oversight is that it might impinge on theoperationalcapacityof the security services.
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Indeed, the website confirms that theoperationalcapacityis 75,073 and that there are only eight places left.
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Our prisons are full to bursting, in crisis and only a small number of places away from being at fulloperationalcapacity.
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It is essential to use ouroperationalcapacityto best effect.
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The projected useableoperationalcapacityof the estate for 2005 is 77,000.
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This was 4,305 below the total certifiedoperationalcapacityof 71,041 for the same day.
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A new staff have recently been appointed, and that should add considerably to theoperationalcapacityin the inner city.
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On the same date, the total in-use certified normal accommodation was 63,285 and the total certifiedoperationalcapacitywas 70,883.
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This was 146 below the total certifiedoperationalcapacityof 4,375 for the same day.
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It is intended to secure ‘operationalcapacitydrawing on military assets’.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That is why in the future this flexibility andoperationalcapacitymust be maintained.
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