Sentence examples for the capability gap from inspiring English sources

Bar argued that a perceived closure in the capability gap between Israel and Arab states, coupled with a nuclear-armed Iran, could compel moderate Arab states to reassess the notion that Israel was a fixture in the region.

Ministers say they are confident that the capability gap can be filled by almost doubling the size of the Reserves to 30,000 and "integrating" them into the regular army.

Speaking on BBC Radio 4, the deputy prime minister argued that the snooper's charter, which would have required the storage of everyone's internet records for one year, would not address the capability gap in surveillance identified by intelligence agencies.

Rather, these proposals are part of what might be called the administration's "strategic-offence initiative"—a commitment to maintaining and enlarging indefinitely the capability gap between the United States and the rest of the world.

"The tempo was so high we were not able to provide the high- threat operators but we recognised the capability gap," admits Major Karl Frankland, second-in-command of 11 EOD.

For now, we can devise smart ways of disguising the capability gap.

Undoubtedly there exists the desire to make more of the market: for private security companies and defence contractors to fill the capability gaps created by the reduction in logistical and key enabling support.

Finally, the capability gaps that became evident in the war in Libya continue to bedevil the French — in-flight refueling and strategic reconnaissance (notably in terms of drones) are a big problem and U.S. help in these areas is always appreciated.

It also examines the key normative benchmarking theory premise that firm capabilities associated with sustained financial performance can be identified and that a firm's capability gaps, defined herein as the capability gaps between the firm and the selected benchmark firms (e.g., Camp, 1995), explain its financial performance.

Goaded by NATO's secretary-general, Lord Robertson, a series of consortia are combining to plug the capabilities gap.

The American ambassador to NATO, Nicholas Burns, said recently, "Without dramatic action to close the capabilities gap, we face the real prospect of a two-tiered alliance".