border guard

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meaningsofborderandguard

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border
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɔː.dər/us
/ˈbɔːr.dɚ/
a line that has been agreed to divide one country ...
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guard
noun[C]
uk
/ɡɑːd/us
/ɡɑːrd/
a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal ...
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(Definition ofborderandguardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There were also otherborderguardcommunities elsewhere.
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The group then decided to swap the last captiveborderguardfor the official, telling him that he is now their hostage.
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In fierce battles, a localborderguardregiment stopped their advance.
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They also attacked aborderguardstation and military police station in the same operation.
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Though smaller than a real fortress, these constructions acted as aborderguardrather than a real strongpoint to watch and maintain the border.
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When he is about to be discovered by theborderguard, the latter is distracted with conversation, and they can move on.
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He also became the magistrate, customs collector andborderguard, as well as watcher of the railway line to the south of the reserve.
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Furthermore, a centre for ad hocborderguardtraining and a risk analysis centre are also being set up.
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Our committee demands that we should not completely lose sight of the option of a jointborderguardstructure.
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This is a sharing of responsibilities in financial terms, in terms of sharing equipment and also with a view to creating, eventually, a commonborderguardforce.
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He has emphasised his commitment to creating capable security forces that will include members of the military, the police, the national guard and theborderguard.
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The team was arrested by theborderguardand subsequently released.
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The agency acts as a coast guard,borderguard, sea rescue organisation and a customs service.
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It recognized outstanding contributions in enhancing the combat readiness and training in the performance ofborderguardtasks.
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The professional army was to be no more than 20,000 men, including internal forces andborderguard.
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Road traffic is often monitored by roadside cameras, and vignettes are verified by state officials, such asborderguardand national police.
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Two of the three brigades are reported to have agreed to join theborderguard, while the other has refused.
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In addition, the security labelling of email messages is supported with a networkborderguardbeing able to check labels even though messages are encrypted.
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The mainly uninhabited frontier was defended by freeborderguardcommunities called "rk" s "lvk" (guards and archers).
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Itsborderguardcontingent is regularly resupplied by air.
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Since 1924, aborderguarddetachment has been stationed there.
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After the war he worked as aborderguardand as farmer.
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