serried ranks

collocation in English

meaningsofserriedandrank

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serried
adjective
uk
/ˈser.id/us
/ˈser.id/
pressed closely together, usually ...
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rank
noun
uk
/ræŋk/us
/ræŋk/
a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person ...
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(Definition ofserriedandrankfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It will use all the serried ranks of information officers on the public payroll.
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On the other hand, they have their natural consitituencies represented by the serried ranks behind them which take a different view.
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Many sensitive decisions and discussions have to take place that should not be made available to the serried ranks of the media.
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They have assured me that they are not drawn up in serried ranks of welfarists and scientists in opposition to one another.
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I do not want to see serried ranks of windfarms along our coasts, just because that is where the wind happens to be strongest.
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I did so in glum silence, thereby keeping in tune with the serried ranks of his supporters behind him.
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They are organised into serried ranks for the purpose of political pressure.
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This is the sort of occasion on which we expect the serried ranks to appear.
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They are planted in serried ranks, and are extraordinarily beautiful.
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We see serried ranks of them—slightly less serried at half past six in the evening than at three o'clock in the afternoon.
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It is nice to feel that there are a few more of us here now facing the serried ranks of lawyers, accountants and graduates.
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Will our judges, for whom we have so rich and well-deserved respect, be drawn from the serried ranks of the ladies?
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I remember how the serried ranks opposite acclaimed him.
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I imagine that the brewers are not here in their serried ranks because they are not wasting valuable drinking time.
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They were not planted as armies in serried ranks.
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Let us stop the serried ranks, and the estates without character.
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I hope that the serried ranks will show a little more tolerance than they have done so far.
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No doubt the serried ranks behind him have been aware of it.
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I doubt whether those promoting it can expect much support from the serried ranks of barristers, apart from some notable exceptions among my noble friends.
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I am relying on the fact that there are serried ranks of people who may be listening to the debate and may in good time provide suitable written advice.
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