large-scale exercise
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflarge-scaleandexercise
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large-scale
adjective
uk/ˌlɑːdʒˈskeɪl/us/ˌlɑːrdʒˈskeɪl/
involving many people or things, or happening over a ...
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exercise
noun
uk/ˈek.sə.saɪz/us/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/
physical activity that you do to make your body strong ...
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(Definition oflarge-scaleandexercisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, any speciallarge-scaleexerciseto collect information would be expensive and would represent an additional burden on those who run small firms.
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It is a fairly expensive business running alarge-scaleexerciseand a great deal of ground is covered.
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However, any speciallarge-scaleexerciseto collect information would be expensive and would represent an additional burden on those who run small firms.
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To that extent we have failed in a verylarge-scaleexercisein communications.
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It is merely alarge-scaleexerciseto see whether, in fact, this can be done or not.
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The training for each year culminated in the annuallarge-scaleexercise, or fleet problems.
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The fact that they cooperate only in large-scale exercises, with little evidence of combined arms and joint operations training, may be the best news in the book.
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Land repair units are provided in connection with large-scale exercises to carry out the repair work essential for the working of the land.
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It is difficult to make definite promises because the dates of these large-scale exercises and the exact place where they will take place are not yet firm.
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Major new ship orders have been placed, new classes of ships have been started, large-scale exercises have been undertaken, and some important operations have been successfully carried out.
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This held large-scale exercises in 1927 and 1928, demonstrating the practical utility of armoured units.
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To equip all soldiers with practical fighting experience, large-scale exercises, up to division level are conducted several times a year, exposing almost every fighting unit to full-spectrum, full-scale war scenarios.
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