private security

collocation in English

meaningsofprivateandsecurity

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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security
noun
uk
/sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us
/səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by ...
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(Definition ofprivateandsecurityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Although the value of housing stock rose rapidly, so did the costs of protecting it through insurance andprivatesecurityservices.
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Western nations are quietly supportingprivatesecuritygroups which help to further their own political goals.
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Privatesecuritygroups dislike the ' mercenary ' label, since it suggests a lack of principle and criteria other than profit.
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It is possible that the ongoing social security reform, signalling the reduction of benefits for future retired generations, will stimulate the demand forprivatesecurity.
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The largestprivatesecuritybusiness in town, founded 1991\\2, has seventy guards (four women) and services 1,300 homes.
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The development ofprivatesecuritywill probably centre on training and support, rather than combat.
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Political instability, and even civil war, do not interfere with such forms of sovereignty, partly due to the patchwork ofprivatesecurityoffered to enclaves (p. 207).
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No statutory regulation currently applies to theprivatesecurityindustry.
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We intend to introduce statutory regulation of theprivatesecurityindustry as soon as possible.
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We are considering a range of options for improving the regulation of theprivatesecurityindustry.
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We intend to introduce statutory regulation for theprivatesecurityindustry as soon as possible.
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I intend to bring forward firm proposals for regulating theprivatesecurityindustry, and will be making an announcement to that effect soon.
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Wheel dampers, whether employees ofprivatesecurityfirms or operating independently, will be covered by the proposals.
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There are not two systems ofprivatesecurityin this country, there is one system, and it is bad and needs to be improved.
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In none of these cases has theprivatesecurityfirm been used in place of regular police officers.
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I am not happy about the rôle of theprivatesecurityfirms in this respect.
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It will continue in respect of keeping the number of prisoners at a level that will ensure profits for theprivatesecuritycompanies.
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There is no control of theprivatesecurityindustry.
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There is no justification for conferring these additional and excessive powers onprivatesecurityorganisations.
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It is no solution to hive off work toprivatesecuritycompanies whose selection criteria are much less rigorous than those of the police.
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