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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
forklift upgrade
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We had to choose between an expensive forklift upgrade and keeping our old machines.
upgrade a machine (= add new and better parts to it or replace it with a better one )
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How much will it cost to upgrade the machine?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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computer
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It will have a newly upgraded computer network and a stronger customer-service unit.
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Those with original Macintoshes had to pay $ 1, 000 to upgrade their computers to the new standard.
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It has continued to struggle, as it has for more than a decade, to upgrade its computer and data-processing systems.
equipment
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In following years, the schools will continue to receive $ 45 per student for maintaining and upgrading the equipment .
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An analyst at Smith Barney Inc. upgraded the equipment manufacturer to buy from outperform.
facility
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It is currently committed to a multi-million pound improvement programme involving new plant and upgrading existing facilities .
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The Clinton administration also favors giving loans to water utilities to upgrade their facilities .
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Political parties need to support the modern military establishment and upgrade the facilities of the army.
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Company spokesman Richard Bisson declined to say how much the company has invested in upgrading its manufacturing facility .
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Mr Risbridger said they planned to invest and upgrade dock facilities by developing riverside berths capable of handling 8,000 tonnes.
line
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Alsys will upgrade its entire line of Sparc-based cross compilers and its 80386 Unix AdaWorld system to run under Solaris 2.
machine
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As a result, users will be able to upgrade their machines as necessary.
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The workstations used for data input to the Plant Records system need to be upgraded , using faster machines with higher memory.
million
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The state of Missouri will spend some $ 20 million upgrading worker skills for local companies at its community colleges.
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Spend $ 350 million upgrading its national network of computers and the modems that allow subscribers to connect.
network
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Others may buy UnixWare with the intention of adding or upgrading to a NetWare network in the future.
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San Diego is also looking to expand and upgrade its fiber-optic telecommunications network .
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This will also require upgrading the network software in advance.
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It will have a newly upgraded computer network and a stronger customer-service unit.
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Spend $ 350 million upgrading its national network of computers and the modems that allow subscribers to connect.
plan
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This offers 35 slots for now but there are plans to upgrade to a model 580 that would double this number.
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Progress is being made on plans to upgrade the Woolmer Road.
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It has plans to upgrade the entire service during the year.
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The plan aimed to upgrade existing industries and to attract a number of new ones, such as financial services.
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Edwardian plans to upgrade the 30-year-old Skyway from 3-star to 4-star deluxe, spending £15m on top of the purchase price.
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And with Liverpool embarking on ambitious plans to upgrade their stadium, Moores' financial base was needed.
service
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It has plans to upgrade the entire service during the year.
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The second phase also provides upgraded services for 200 to 300 research facilities directly linked to this backbone.
skill
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It's good business to upgrade our people's skills .
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Knowledge of their applications is vital to upgrade managerial skills and to enhance advancement opportunities.
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A critical task is to upgrade the skills of people in work.
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The state of Missouri will spend some $ 20 million upgrading worker skills for local companies at its community colleges.
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They were offered Saturday courses, combined with distance learning materials, to upgrade their skills .
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The consultant recommends additional training and coaching for Sparta supervisors to upgrade their supervisory skills .
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Admittedly, these subordinates had to show some personal initiative to upgrade their skills .
software
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Do you know how to upgrade your software to the latest version for the least cost?
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But deciding when to upgrade software is more tricky.
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This will also require upgrading the network software in advance.
status
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This then may allow chemists to upgrade membership or recognised status .
system
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But perhaps, like me, you have to gradually build up, or upgrade an existing system .
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This constraint will fade over the next few years as more cable operators upgrade their systems and add more services.
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Whether you're looking for a Christmas present or need to upgrade your own system , we've got all the answers.
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This year, the United States upgraded its disease surveillance system to detect any early outbreak of infection.
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AT&T also will offer promotional packages for businesses that want to install new or upgrade existing Definity systems to add video capabilities.
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Despite the different clock speeds, all three offer roughly comparable performance when used to upgrade a 486 system .
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The breakdown of investments required for upgrading: telephone system , P1. 165 trillion; public data networks, P610 billion.
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You probably should upgrade to System 7. 6, as well.
user
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Both the X and character versions will be shipped together so users can upgrade for free.
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For most users looking to upgrade , the main decision is whether to buy an internal or external modem.
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So if you are a 3. x users should you upgrade ?
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Current Ektron Boss users can upgrade to the Boss-9000 without rewriting application code, the company says.
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Windows 3.0 and 3.1 users can upgrade for £94 or £49 respectively.
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Existing users can upgrade to 5.2 for £35 without documentation, or £75 with the books.
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Existing users will be upgraded to OpenVMS over time.
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A 2.0 user can upgrade for free.
version
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David Dorn examines the mechanisms for upgrading to the latest version of your software at the least possible cost.
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Consider the hexagon, the upgraded 90s version .
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One of the best reasons for upgrading to version 4.5 is its dramatic increase in speed over previous versions.
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need
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Whether you're looking for a Christmas present or need to upgrade your own system, we've got all the answers.
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Most important, subscriber equipment needs to be upgraded only in those homes that are willing to pay for the incremental services.
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Both buildings need seismic upgrading and renovation.
spend
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A further sixty million pounds will be spent on expanding and upgrading the Western General.
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In addition, $ 770, 000 has been spent to upgrade lighting throughout the park. 8.
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The MoD had to spend £20m upgrading and ordering extra stocks of the cluster bombs for the Kosovo campaign.
want
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Now I want to upgrade the Central Processing Unit.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After the inspector's visit all temporary workers were upgraded to permanent status.
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It was decided that the entire computer system should be upgraded.
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Since July, the airport has upgraded security measures, at a cost of $560,000.
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The city has recently spent $3 million on upgrading its sports stadium.
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The women demanded that their work be upgraded.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All can be upgraded using Intel's clock-doubling OverDrive technology which is soon to offer an upgrade path to Pentium standard performance.
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It was decided therefore, to make a start upon upgrading the existing fleet by adopting improved technology wherever possible.
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So will I have to upgrade by replacement in order to make use of the software I have at the moment?
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The Game Boy Advance, with upgraded graphics and sound, is due June 11.
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This year, the United States upgraded its disease surveillance system to detect any early outbreak of infection.
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Users of Labtam's existing i960-based 300 series can upgrade to Open Terminals.