military strength
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmilitaryandstrength
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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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strength
noun
uk/streŋθ/us/streŋθ/
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryandstrengthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The first is the independentmilitarystrengthof the foreign power (not including potential local allies).
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The image conveyed the ruler'smilitarystrengthand success in battle.
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Others joined when they observed the growingmilitarystrengthof the new state.
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Butmilitarystrengthis relative.
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What is itsmilitarystrength?
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Theirmilitarystrengthis growing.
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Itsmilitarystrengthis enormous.
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We have not themilitarystrength.
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We have our own growingmilitarystrength.
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It will not reveal itsmilitarystrength.
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He referred to "superiormilitarystrength".
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We cannot maintain a world rôle onmilitarystrengthalone.
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It is also an essential support formilitarystrength.
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Militarystrengthcannot always be calculated easily in exact terms.
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Certainly themilitarystrengthoutside it is growing considerably.
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Do we know anything about theirmilitarystrength?
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That has made a danger now to ourmilitarystrength.
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Itsmilitarystrengthis as great as ever.
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Are we going to gain greatly inmilitarystrength?
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Militarystrengthin this context is surely a relative term.
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Now there is talk about building up theirmilitarystrength.
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Ourmilitarystrengthmust be associated with our commitments.
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I include not justmilitarystrengthbut moral strength.
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That is supposed to add to ourmilitarystrength.
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I was, of course, dealing withmilitarystrength.
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