riot control

collocation in English

meaningsofriotandcontrol

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riot
noun
uk
/ˈraɪ.ət/us
/ˈraɪ.ət/
an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofriotandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It may be used forriotcontrol.
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The stock ofriotcontrolequipment has been increased.
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Those troops must be trained inriotcontrolmechanisms.
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Soldiers in that sort of environment require proper training inriotcontroland the right equipment.
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No, there was no helicopter, but just down the road there was ariotcontrolvehicle.
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As a result of recent changes, moreriotcontrolequipment has been made available.
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Our understanding is that they are used forriotcontrolpurposes by some countries overseas.
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The only chemical agents have been defoliants, and those used inriotcontrol.
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No decision has yet been taken to use it forriotcontrol.
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They are generally used forriotcontrol.
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The provisions include inspections of declared sites and investigations into allegations thatriotcontrolagents have been used in warfare.
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Exports ofriotcontrolequipment are subject to restrictions similar to those on exports of arms and other military equipment.
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However, it is not connected withriotcontrolor the serious disorders that we have been discussing today.
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A number of safety and other tests have been carried out on a wide variety of differentriotcontrolequipments.
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I believe that we may have to raise the question of using live animals inriotcontrol.
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Stockholdings ofriotcontrolagents are regularly reviewed as a normal part of the equipment management and procurement process.
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The next point that it would show is that the new force cannot be used for crowd orriotcontrol.
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It is certainly the intention of none of us that it should be used onriotcontrolduties.
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It calls for gentler tactics thanriotcontrol.
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For controlling riots and demonstrations, seeriotcontrol.
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Lachrymatory agents are commonly used forriotcontrol.
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Portable anti-riot devices for administering an electric shock or an incapacitating substance, andriotcontrolvehicles electrified to repel boarders are controlled under the legislation.
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This method ofriotcontrolis designed to ensure that the risk of injury or death is kept to a minimum.
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The methods used involved gas and liquid chromatography, combined with mass spectrometry for chemical agents andriotcontrolagents, and atomic absorption spectrometry for arsenic.
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