operational control

collocation in English

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operational
adjective
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən.əl/
relating to a ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofoperationalandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The centralisation of strategy sits alongside the devolution ofoperationalcontrol, in recognition of the need to translate national strategy into local plans.
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Real-timeoperationalcontrolof flexible manufacturing systems.
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Churchill, who had been appointed first lord specifically to effect the change, himself deprived the new body ofoperationalcontrolin 1914.
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The peacetime ambulance service will be trained to provideoperationalcontroland officer direction of the expanded ambulance services.
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Recent projects include a terminal extension, a cargo centre, apron and taxiway improvements and anoperationalcontrolcentre.
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In war, he would be inoperationalcontrolof all civil defence mobile columns.
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Operationalcontrolis a different thing from administrative control.
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Nationalisation in this context is a matter of administration andoperationalcontrol.
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For good constitutional reasons, chief officers rightly haveoperationalcontrolover their forces; they determine the deployment of the manpower at their disposal.
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The original view was that to haveoperationalcontrolyou should also have control of the maintenance and supply of your aircraft.
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In addition, local authorities will maintain existingoperationalcontrolbuildings and their communications.
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Operationalcontrolrests with the responsible agency, but all operations are properly authorised within a statutory regulatory framework.
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It would also interfere with localoperationalcontrol, which would be unsatisfactory.
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That is the danger of not having a clearly-establishedoperationalcontrolhere.
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The only thing that counts isoperationalcontrol.
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The mineowners are deprived ofoperationalcontrol: they have no real power to affect production; yet they may profit by the scheme.
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Among those councils there is a movement actively to undermine the police because they wish to take overoperationalcontrolof the police.
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He had the following personnel under hisoperationalcontrolduring the subject periods.
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Theoperationalcontrolof police forces in this country is different from that in other countries.
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Superintendents are not available at police stations at all times and inspectors are usually inoperationalcontrolof police stations.
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