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In operation   /ɪn ˌɑpərˈeɪʃən/   Listen
In operation

adjective
1.
Being in effect or operation.  Synonyms: operating, operational.  "Bus service is in operation during the emergency" , "The company had several operating divisions"






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"In operation" Quotes from Famous Books



... consider what we will have to do, on our part, when the twenty theatres are built and the film factory is in operation." ...
— Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West • Edith Van Dyne

... curious to observe how those who had vehemently opposed the Act were able to approve it when once the law was in operation, and criticism could no longer serve any purpose of delay. The British Medical Journal of August 19, 1876, announcing to its readers the passage of the ...
— An Ethical Problem - Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals • Albert Leffingwell

... with this plan were started immediately thereafter by General Eliphalet Whittlesey.[521] It was not until 1871, however, that the Theological Department was officially announced by the University as actively in operation. In this announcement, Dr. John B. Reeve is named as dean, supported by a faculty of four lecturers and a roster of twelve students. Three years later in 1874, seven of these twelve students received their certificates ...
— The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 • Various

... the contraction of the Earth's surface with the strains and fractures, the compression and folds, which must inevitably result, is still in operation, and must give rise to areas of high temperature, and consequently to volcanoes. We must also remember that the real mountain chains of our earth are the continents, compared to which even the Alps and Andes are mere ...
— The Beauties of Nature - and the Wonders of the World We Live In • Sir John Lubbock

... been in operation a few days, a green coating will begin to form on the glass. This is a minute plant that is developed by the action of light. It can be removed by means of a swab. In all other parts of your aquarium allow it to grow, as it is the favorite food of ...
— Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various


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