The phrase "able to maintain operating" is not entirely correct in English as it is missing a noun after "operating" to clarify what is being maintained.
You can use it in contexts where you want to express the capability to keep something functioning, but it needs to be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "The system is able to maintain operating efficiency even under high load."
Alternatives: "capable of sustaining operations" or "able to keep functioning."
The critical nature of its products may help to explain why IMI has been able to maintain operating margins at around 12 per cent over the past five years.
"In addition, higher sales do not necessarily translate to higher profits, so the fact that the company has been able to maintain operating margins may yet play into its hands". Richard Perks, analyst at research firm Mintel, confirmed this view.
President Bashar al-Assad's forces still operate in these areas, but they do not appear to be able to maintain control, our correspondent says.
Although the German commanders were able to maintain open lines of communication and issue operating orders, even with swift staff work the tempo of the assault was such that German decision cycle was unable to react decisively.
The composite film is able to maintain its lubricating effects under extreme operating conditions including 15 N normal load and 450 m sliding distance.
It is shown that the adaptive controller is able to adapt to a wide range of operating conditions and is able to maintain the zone temperatures and the boiler temperature close to their respective setpoints.
Since this is a small community, VCA Victor Valley operates much a like a neighborhood hospital and is able to maintain its small town feel even in the face of massive changes to the region.
With an electric engine, planes are able to maintain performance at higher altitudes where the air resistance is less, unlike combustion engines that operate less efficiently at these altitudes.
An optical buffer that is able to maintain the coherence of the optial signal, i.e. storing amplitude and phase information, and is able to operate at multiple wavelengths would greatly enhance the capacity of photonic integrated circuits and optical interconnects.
