military precision

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryandprecision

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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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precision
noun[U]
uk
/prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us
/prəˈsɪʒ.ən/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandprecisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmilitary precision

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We were given a presentation, delivered withmilitaryprecision, on wheat breeding by a tall, rather thin young man with a distinctly authoritative voice.
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Withmilitaryprecisionthey strode around the courtyard until the entire audience was encircled by a border of leaping -ame.
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We shall see that the duty-only approach also has the advantage of securing legal independence or pluralism, as we later examine a legal world far removed frommilitaryprecision.
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They arrived, withmilitaryprecision, after dark.
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Whatever the occasion, he attended to every detail withmilitaryprecisionand scrupulous care.
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The robbery was carried out on a scientific basis, so scientific that it was done with practicallymilitaryprecision.
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They cannot train people to march as they play and to stay exactly in line as they march withmilitaryprecisionout of doors and in all weathers.
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The rags of the 1920s were well attended and often organised withmilitaryprecision.
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The robbery is planned withmilitaryprecisionand everything really seems to go as planned - except for one simple error that gives them all away.
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Marching combinesmilitaryprecisionwith formations and elaborate costumes.
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He was a retired bus driver and army veteran but despite his leaning towardsmilitaryprecisionin all things, he never lost his sense of fun.
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