professional army

collocation in English

meaningsofprofessionalandarmy

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professional
adjective
uk
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
us
/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
relating to work that needs special training ...
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army
noun
uk
/ˈɑː.mi/
us
/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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(Definition ofprofessionalandarmyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It will come through the efforts of business men, who constitute the trainedprofessionalarmyof peace that fights for a higher standard of living and against want.
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A citizen army in war time is a different thing from aprofessionalarmyin peace time.
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It, and theprofessionalarmyfrom which it grew, had paid a fearful price to achieve a world war-winning level of competence.
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On the other hand, if we need infantry for semi-police duties, then of course there is a strong case for the long-serviceprofessionalarmy.
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We spend more than others, partly because we have a highly-paidprofessionalarmywhere the others have lower-paid conscripts.
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We shall find that we no longer have a strong and committedprofessionalarmyif we do not do something about it.
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Above all, aprofessionalarmylike ours is the indispensable basis and cadre of the nation's military effort in any future emergency.
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The great supply for theprofessionalarmycomes from the poor.
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It was, after all, not a whollyprofessionalarmywhich scored such spectacular victories.
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Even aprofessionalarmy, which is more immune to changes in society than a conscript army, is subject to social pressures and changes.
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We cannot compare a full-timeprofessionalarmywith a conscript army.
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The training organisation should be separate from, and no longer a burden on, theprofessionalarmy.
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They would also enable theprofessionalarmyto be built up after the war commences.
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It was the effectiveness of theprofessionalarmyin the manæuvring stages of the war that was decisive.
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To-day they have a smaller peace strength, but a largerprofessionalarmy.
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It is difficult to put across the needs of defence in this country because we have aprofessionalarmywhich is separate from the people.
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Aprofessionalarmywith a clear direction can make a substantial difference to aid.
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I do not want to see theprofessionalarmy, especially the higher ranks, withdrawing into their shells, remote from the civilian world.
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I think that, wisely, we have concentrated our policy on establishing a compact but highly trained and well-equippedprofessionalarmy.
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It is perfectly true that aprofessionalarmymay well be more efficient than a conscript army, if one can get it.
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