Translations for „holding operation“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈhold·ing op·era·tion N

holding operation

Stabilisierungsstrategie f

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English

It would function as a holding operation for the participants' collective patents -- sixteen all told, covering projectors, cameras, and film stock.

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For weeks and months, his line was a holding operation, a "let's wait and see" approach which in the language of football, usually means a manager has other plans.

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