intelligence agency

collocation in English

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intelligence
noun
uk
/ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒəns/us
/ɪnˈtel.ə.dʒəns/
the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based ...
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agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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(Definition ofintelligenceandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was also refer ring to the existence of a quasi-police force and anintelligenceagency.
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The process of cleansing is also essential to the integrity of theintelligenceagency.
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I have no responsibility for reports prepared by a foreignintelligenceagency.
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It would not be appropriate to give details as the question relates to the operations and structure of anintelligenceagency.
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They have passed the facts to theintelligenceagencyso that the agency can take up the case.
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All that is to the credit of theintelligenceagencyand goes a long way to demonstrating its integrity.
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If anintelligenceagencyis not trusted, it is unlikely to receive defectors.
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The action that we have taken was reasonable once theintelligenceagencywas avowed.
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Unfortunately, the price of failure by anyintelligenceagencyanywhere in the world is high.
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I suggest that there are ways in which one can judge the performance of a security orintelligenceagency.
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The system has worked well with other interception andintelligenceagencycommissioners.
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The principal role of anintelligenceagencyis to avoid being taken by surprise.
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This is because a central militaryintelligenceagencywas never established.
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Private individuals illegally collecting data for a foreign military orintelligenceagencyis considered espionage in most countries.
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Three of the people arrested in 1998 were agents for a foreignintelligenceagency.
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In addition, the foreman reveals that he is a formerintelligenceagencyofficer.
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Luckily, the specialintelligenceagencyarrives in the nick of time to save him.
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Everyintelligenceagencyin the national community and throughout the chain of command disseminated a great amount of analysis and raw data.
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However, this time, the man behind the attack was arrested by theintelligenceagency.
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He retired from government work over ethical scruples with his formerintelligenceagency.
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