guerrilla activity

collocation in English

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guerrilla
noun[C]
uk
/ɡəˈrɪl.ə/us
/ɡəˈrɪl.ə/
a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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Although the period of majorguerrillaactivityranged from 1938 through to the early 1950s, some groups continued to fight.
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By 1864 some stability had been achieved in some central counties, butguerrillaactivitywas never effectively countered.
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Instead, they resorted toguerrillaactivity, which dragged on for about four years.
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By the middle of 1958, the rebellions had been effectively quashed butguerrillaactivitypersisted for three years.
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Despite the 'wishful thinking' of some observers, reports that had recently crossed his desk noted thatguerrillaactivitywas ineffective and over-valued because of poor training and leadership.
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She will become more and more concerned with the threat of conventional orguerrillaactivityon her northern borders.
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If people die as a result ofguerrillaactivity, that is beyond our charge and responsibility.
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I understand that there is a speed limit of 20 kilometres an hour, together with the possibility ofguerrillaactivity, especially after sunset.
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The prospects are that the widespreadguerrillaactivitywill continue for at least a year more.
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There is an increase in violence andguerrillaactivity.
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Secondly, the transport crisis, which will get worse because ofguerrillaactivity, will disrupt supplies.
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If someone invaded this country, would we expect our patriots to undertakeguerrillaactivityagainst the invader?
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Active service is active service, whether it is spent in a regular campaign between opposing forces or in combating undercover and sporadicguerrillaactivity.
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This railway has been closed effectively to all mineral transportation since 1975 because ofguerrillaactivity.
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It seems that the tunnel could become exceedingly vulnerable to the kind of urbanguerrillaactivity and its appalling effects which we see so often today.
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If there is instability in a country because of poverty, social injustice and oppression, it will lead, as in many countries today, toguerrillaactivityand civil war.
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Both highways and railroads from the capital were interdicted intermittently because ofguerrillaactivity.
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In 1864 there was muchguerrillaactivityin the area.
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Because of this, in the early 1950s whenguerrillaactivitywas in its death throes, groups were still incorporating new men and women.
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