military expenditure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmilitaryandexpenditure
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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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expenditure
noun
uk/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/us/ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/
the total amount of money that a government or ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandexpenditurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Every government faced the spiralling demands ofmilitaryexpenditure, in a world where political communities without armies could be wiped off the face of the map.
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It was expanded to include political stability and economic development in the developing countries, as well as its application to trends inmilitaryexpenditureand arms transfers.
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We must have assurances that the money is not being wasted onmilitaryexpenditureand prestige projects.
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Those include programmes financed from each department's budget and broader policy questions, including the proportion of the budget tomilitaryexpenditurein developing countries.
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In fact, worldmilitaryexpenditureis over £200,000 million annually.
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It adds to the enormous waste of resources onmilitaryexpenditure.
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Another point concerns the further reductions inmilitaryexpenditureand the conversion of defence resources, especially in technological skills and the use of civil manufacturing.
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We have made it clear that we consider the setting of an appropriate level ofmilitaryexpenditureto be an important part of good government.
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All this comes after years of massivemilitaryexpenditure.
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It could be dissipated by sustaining, or trying to sustain, the hugemilitaryexpenditurethat we still have.
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I have no particular love for them, but they are cutting theirmilitaryexpenditureby £200 million a year without delay—next year—in cash terms.
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I cannot see the costs of these great constructive proposals being met without the progressive diversion ofmilitaryexpenditureto constructive achievement.
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The defence procurement is recognised by everyone as the most satisfactory form of offset againstmilitaryexpenditure.
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This country should never have embarked upon a colossalmilitaryexpenditureof £1,500 million a year.
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So far asmilitaryexpenditurewas concerned no specific reductions were proposed.
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We want to see a switch frommilitaryexpenditure, which unfortunately is to rise by £4 billion in the comprehensive settlement, to international development.
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I agree that one important factor in our balance of payments is the question of overseasmilitaryexpenditure.
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If the principle of flexible response has guided military policy over the years, how about some flexibility of response inmilitaryexpenditureat this time?
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Even as far back as 1985, worldwidemilitaryexpendituretopped £500 billion—almost £1 million a minute.
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It is not feasible to operate a simple definition of whenmilitaryexpenditureis excessive.
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