military conflict

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandconflict

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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conflict
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.flɪkt/us
/ˈkɑːn.flɪkt/
an active disagreement between people with opposing opinions ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandconflictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Current identities are analysed as political identities, which are both a product of and a driving force behind political andmilitaryconflictin the region.
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The author seems to lose sight of his goal of contextualizingmilitaryconflictby limiting technology in this instance to firepower.
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This article will examine the impact of one of the consequences of war andmilitaryconflictupon the welfare state structure.
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It could of course be argued that the households are unique in that they came from a particular region much affected bymilitaryconflict.
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Such monuments were created only in times ofmilitaryconflict, when the ruler needed to emphasize military power in addition to ritual power.
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As discussed earlier,militaryconflictmay have played a role to a certain degree.
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However, in the case of serious political andmilitaryconflict, these crosscutting ties are cut and mutually exclusive blocks confront each other.
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Until the 1860s, near-continuousmilitaryconflictkept army expenditure well above revenues.
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Themilitaryconflicthas yet to be fought that does not involve the risk of hurting the innocent.
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During amilitaryconflictthere is the risk of a miscarriage of justice in the heat of the moment.
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Nevertheless, many of us feel a real anxiety about his willingness also to use his own people as human shields in anymilitaryconflict.
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Costs, ifmilitaryconflictoccurs, are not estimable.
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Militaryconflictalways leads to lessons being learned, and the best plans and predictions rarely survive the outbreak of hostilities.
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It does not refer to anymilitaryconflict, for no such conflict is in progress.
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I have already remarked on the phrase "militaryconflict".
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I want to concentrate on themilitaryconflict.
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We are continuing to search the areas that have been freed, but our first priority must be an end—a successful end—to themilitaryconflict.
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We are not saying that we are againstmilitaryconflictin every situation.
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As for the humanitarian situation, themilitaryconflictis obviously having a serious impact here.
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We shall never give up the right of sovereign nation states to determine whether they should take part inmilitaryconflict.
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