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phraseIf something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available. 20 big projects will come on stream over the next three years. This spring the company will also bring on stream two new hotels. See full dictionary entry for streamon stream in British Englisha. (of an industrial plant, manufacturing process, etc) in or about to go into operation or production b. available or in existence See full dictionary entry for streamExamples of 'on stream' in a sentenceon stream Others will come on stream once they are assessed by education bosses.Higher prices will bring more output on stream.By the time the new power came on stream the winters had turned mild again.The first extra capacity is set to come on stream this year.The academies have come on stream in the past few years and many are hugely expensive and time consuming.Another 3,500 rooms will come on stream next year.In part, it was because projects planned years ago came on stream this year.This was driven by positive production and good profit margins from new fields coming on stream in Brazil.This will be on stream by the first half of 2013 and should raise total production by a third.Charges will go up in places where we need to bring investment on stream earlier to ensure the capacity is in place to meet demand.But the new capacity will take some time to come on stream, and until then demandwill grow quickly.That was to do with the price of iron ore, the previous one to problems at bringing the mine on stream.The company has also embarked on a massive investment programme on its mining activities, which will come on stream in due course.By then the new models will be on stream and the Chinese will know if it justifies investing in a new production system.The aim was to keep the motor trade ticking over until company car sales come back on stream, and it has succeeded.There are thousands of feet of extra space still to come on stream, just when many companies are going to go to the wall.At the same time, the world's largest miners have new supplies coming on stream soon.The first opened in Cambridge in June and a second will come on stream this year.In the industrial sector, the rolling mills and the sheet metal plants were producing uncompetitive goods for domestic consumers that had not come on stream.At the same time, the world's largest miners have new supplies scheduled to come on stream soon. |