border protection

collocation in English

meaningsofborderandprotection

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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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protection
noun[U]
uk
/prəˈtek.ʃən/us
/prəˈtek.ʃən/
the act of protecting or state of ...
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(Definition ofborderandprotectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofborder protection

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A free trade agreement would therefore be most effective as part of a policy of unilateral trade liberalisation, reducingborderprotectionon all sources of imports.
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We have taken action, with our partners, to enhanceborderprotectionand tackle transit routes.
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It already exists in theborderprotectionarea but not on the police side.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
What we are trying to do is to see where we can improve ourborderprotectionagainst illegal immigration.
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Previous speakers have already mentioned many of these problems, which include corruption, food safety and other agricultural issues,borderprotectionand public administration.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We must seek to reduceborderprotectionin order to cope with world trade.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Borderprotectionfacilities and intervention teams form part of this picture.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It permits the transmission of data to other agencies which are concerned with customs andborderprotection and complies entirely with comparable data protection regulations.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Lastly, it proposes a number of vital measures to be adopted in the area of fundamental rights and citizenship, in regard toborderprotectionand to immigration and asylum.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
But export refunds might be so constrained that they could no longer bridge the gap and the reduction inborderprotectionwould simultaneously expose processors to greater competition from imports.
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As with his predecessors and successors, he thought little of spending money onborderprotection.
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In conjunction with the lack ofborderprotectionat the time, migrants crossing of the border was frequently undocumented.
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Finally, the immigration andborderprotectionpolice is responsible for manning border crossing points and controlling immigration.
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They are commonly found engaged in variousborderprotectionroles, including anti-smuggling, anti-piracy, fisheries patrols, and immigration law enforcement.
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They entered service during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and are primarily used onborderprotectionduties.
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The government was able to portray itself as strong onborderprotectionmeasures and opponents as weak.
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Borderprotectionofficers, customs investigators and customs prosecutors work together to combat criminal activity.
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In addition to the mine warfare role, individual have been deployed on occasion to support patrol andborderprotectionoperations.
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Tethered balloons are used for many purposes, including military,borderprotection, sight seeing and advertising.
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