service academy

collocation in English

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service
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.vɪs/us
/ˈsɝː.vɪs/
a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that ...
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academy
noun[C]
uk
/əˈkæd.ə.mi/us
/əˈkæd.ə.mi/
an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a ...
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(Definition ofserviceandacademyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Army's appearance in the 2010 edition of the game marked the fourth consecutive year that aserviceacademyplayed in the bowl.
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Approximately 99% of each graduating class pursues a higher education at a college, university or militaryserviceacademy.
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They are disproportionately represented in the military,serviceacademygraduates, in higher education and academia, major professions, the clergy, business and politics.
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Eachserviceacademyis headed by two-star officer and his/her deputy is one-star officer.
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I should wish to see not cuts in training at service academies but more training and more professional courses.
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I would also put a tri-service cadet college in that august setting as a lead-in to the individual service academies.
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It is not unusual for the service academies to have high dropout rates.
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Unlike the other service academies, admission to the academy does not require a congressional nomination.
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Unlike many other nations, there are no public universities at the national level outside of the military service academies.
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Each team usually played established football powers in their respective region and other service academies.
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Unlike federal service academies, a congressional recommendation is not required to attend this state school.
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Many have attended the nation's military service academies or served in the military.
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There are also bands associated with each of the service academies.
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Stamps for the major service academies will be considered on a case-by-case basis for 50-year anniversaries (or multiples).
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Even officers sent to train at friendly service academies complete the majority of the officer cadet course and are commissioned prior.
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Schools other than the service academies have been competitive only in sport accuracy and freefly diving.
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The academies also use their football programs to recruit for their services; without a conference schedule, the service academies are able to more easily schedule games around the country.
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Every year, a small number of graduates do thistypically 3 or 4 -- and usually in a one-for-one trade with a similarly inclined cadet at one of the other service academies.
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