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adj. - Of or intended for or involved in military plans; Pertaining to a process or series of steps for achieving a result adj. - Being in effect; Fit or ready for use or service.

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  • operational difficulties
  • De facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations
  • Yet for the past 12 months it has been working to do more with that knowledge by implementing what it calls operational CRM.
  • And at the same time, the task, the missions, or what they call the operational tempo, the pace, increased three to four times.
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