military establishment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmilitaryandestablishment
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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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establishment
noun
uk/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/us/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/
a business or other organization, or the place where an ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandestablishmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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To understand the reasons for this tendency, one must remember that themilitaryestablishmentwas under siege in the early 1930s.
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The industrial infrastructure, through its then quasi-governmental administration, was intrinsically linked to themilitaryestablishment.
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A majority of these individuals (131) were men without titles; the rest (18) belonged to themilitaryestablishment.
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These resources are used for internal repression and in the interests of themilitaryestablishmentin power.
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We seek to acquaint them with how to maintain civil control over amilitaryestablishment.
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There is amilitaryestablishmentof 1,100 people, which may be increased to 2,000.
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Would that be regarded as amilitaryestablishmentor otherwise?
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These men form part of themilitaryestablishmentof the depot.
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The reason why there are different views within themilitaryestablishmentis that the establishment is concerned about the effects on the overall defence budget.
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No doubt themilitaryestablishmenton both sides would oppose the idea, but there are powerful arguments in its favour.
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I should have thought that service men would be covered by some form of block arrangement for eachmilitaryestablishment.
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This is not a case for giving a blank cheque to themilitaryestablishmentand those behind it.
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I refer to defence correspondents, academics and most of themilitaryestablishment.
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It was the lastmilitaryestablishmentin such huts.
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The decision is taken on grounds of policy, and it is that these children ought not to be connected with amilitaryestablishment.
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It is essentially a complex of decisions about the size and shape of a country'smilitaryestablishment.
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You cannot visit anymilitaryestablishmentwithout seeing waste.
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The local water authority is entirely responsible where it delivers direct to consumers within amilitaryestablishment.
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There has been a case of cadets entering amilitaryestablishmentand, when challenged, being unable to identify themselves in the normal fashion.
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It has amilitaryestablishmentalmost equal to the entire population of this country.
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