military option

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandoption

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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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option
noun
uk
/ˈɒp.ʃən/us
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmilitary option

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We are still very uncertain about the effectiveness of amilitaryoptionwhich should not be envisaged unless all diplomatic instruments have failed.
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In all of these, preventive civil crisis management is a better approach than themilitaryoption.
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We know what might have happened if we had tried to do that without backing it with an ultimatemilitaryoptionin 1990–91.
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There is no doubt that, if that effort is to be successful, it must be backed by a crediblemilitaryoption.
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So long as there is a reasonable prospect of a peaceful solution, themilitaryoptionshould not be used.
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We accept the need to ensure that themilitaryoptionis kept open.
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If they are not, themilitaryoptionwould have to be exercised.
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I make it clear that nomilitaryoptionor action has been stopped by virtue of the negotiations up to date.
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Amilitaryoptionis an option of last resort.
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Let us be clear: we are not ruling out any options, including themilitaryoption.
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I will never give up themilitaryoption.
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That is the only peaceful way of filling the vacuum between diplomatic sanctions, which are too meagre, and themilitaryoption, which is too severe.
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I would hope that, if themilitaryoptionwere even contemplated for the future, there would be international planning in the mean time.
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If sanctions are a failure, we are told that we must then consider themilitaryoption.
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There is not a limitless crediblemilitaryoption.
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One thing we should exclude from this debate at all costs - and let there be no doubt about this - is the so-calledmilitaryoption.
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His failure to do so should be met with only one response and that is themilitaryoption.
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For us, themilitaryoptioncan only come as a last resort, after the failure of all other diplomatic efforts.
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This is not going to be an easy task, but it must be vigorously pursued as amilitaryoption.
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But at the end, if there is no possibility of a diplomatic solution, themilitaryoptionmust be considered as a very last resort.
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