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aging

English translation: becoming obsolete

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English term or phrase:aging
Selected answer:becoming obsolete
Entered by: mockingbird (X)

06:47 Mar 23, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
English term or phrase: aging
does 'aging' work here?

He predicted that the rising national cement demand per year is 8%. While this year, the demand is expected to reach 33 million tons. “The production capacity of national cement currently reaches 44 million tons, and it cannot be optimized anymore as there are a lot of plants that have been aging.”
mockingbird (X)
becoming obsolete
Explanation:
I would propose "becoming obsolete" instead of "ageing"
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 15:27
Grading comment
thanks
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5 +2aging
Craig Meulen
5 +1maybe
Robert Donahue (X)
3 +2becoming obsolete
Kirill Semenov


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
becoming obsolete


Explanation:
I would propose "becoming obsolete" instead of "ageing"

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Donahue (X): See my answer. You're absolutely right Kirill. It's not a typical collocation and it usually applies to power plants when it is used. That said, you can use it : ) I still think yours fits better.
15 mins
  -> I see. Well, I can't argue with native speakers but "aging plant" does not sound usual to me ;-)
agree  Carmen Schultz: ALSO
2 hrs
  -> thank you :)
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
maybe


Explanation:
I can't say that it's common, but you can say it. Heck, Jack Welch (Former CEO of General Electric) said it! This guy even wrote a book!

If you're married to the term, feel free. Otherwise try another variant. "Becoming obsolete" was suggested and that works just fine.
Nuclear power plants around the world are aging.
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All nuclear power plants are aging and will have to be decommissioned when their lifetime is expended. Techniques for decommissioning are not well in hand, and long term storage of decommissioned plants and materials will be required.
http://www.acunu.org/millennium/issue13.html
But during the energy squeeze, power managers are relying much more frequently on a network of several hundred fossil fuel generating stations in periods of heavy demand.

Many of these plants are aging and rank among the biggest single polluters in the state.

Among them are plants in Southern California that have been operating under relaxed controls for the past seven years.
http://www.nextgeneration.org/globalwarming/articles/sac_bee...
HA factories are aging and cannot meet modern requirements, but represent the major part of a dwindling supply of small cheap units and thus have a special ...
www.housingauthority.gov.hk/hdw/content/ document/en/aboutus/ha/paperlibrary/commercial/CPC56-01.pdf - Supplemental Result -

Great Powers of the Castle Falkenstein World in 1875... Though at the forefront technology during the early years of the industrial revolution, Britain's factories are aging now, and Britain is having a difficult ...

Key Annual Speech to Shareholders by CEO Jack Welch... especially in autos and steel, have awakened American industry to the realization that it cannot compete when its factories are aging, its productivity is ...


Robert Donahue (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Can : )
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
aging


Explanation:
Yes, "aging" is OK, but not with "becoming" - it is bad style, "becoming obsolete" would be better.

There are a few improvments to your paragraph which could be made - my suggestions:


He predicted that the national cement demand is rising at the rate of 8% per year, and this year it is expected to reach 33 million tons. “The national production capacity for cement is currently approaching 44 million tons, but it cannot be optimized anymore since there are a lot of aging plants.”


Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Robert Donahue (X): "...national demand for cement will rise at a rate of 8 percent..." "optimized" sounds stilted. What's so wrong with "increased'?
1 hr
  -> A big difference: it can be increased - build more plants - but it can't be optimized any more - the production of the existing plants cannot be improved
agree  Can Altinbay
5 hrs
agree  RHELLER: my thoughts exactly :-)
6 hrs
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