small army

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandarmy

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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army
noun
uk
/ˈɑː.mi/us
/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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(Definition ofsmallandarmyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I think that is the figure; anyhow it is a verysmallarmy.
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I think it may fairly be said that one may feel just as much affection for asmallarmyas for a large one.
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The work force are asmallarmyof the finest plane makers imaginable.
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Asmallarmyis bad enough for any country but to have one which is not trained, is to court disaster.
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Anybody could spend $1 billion on asmallarmyand multiply the profits 10 times.
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That would need asmallarmyof inspectors.
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Mysmallarmyhas become more and more diluted as debates have proceeded.
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Thesmallarmyof noise control specialists will grow, and we shall need a large army.
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Asmallarmyof officials would be required to make any impact upon the problem.
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We have a verysmallarmy, but we do not want to have its numbers artificially increased by including civilians.
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Thatsmallarmyof 100,000 was highly trained.
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To introduce asmallarmyof doctors, whether they are medical officers or general practitioners, to try to diagnose malnutrition is bound to fail.
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We may sometimes find flag days personally a nuisance, but in those asmallarmyof volunteers help.
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The fourth point is that they should be ready to discuss a scheme for asmallarmy.
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We are now stepping up the campaign but it is still very difficult to deal withsmallarmyunits on the ground.
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There will be asmallarmyof noise enforcement officers.
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He has also truly said that with such asmallarmyit is absolutely essential that it should be thoroughly well-trained, well-armed and well-equipped.
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No doubt the minority will be aided by asmallarmyof police in riot gear.
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The industry maintains asmallarmyof "detail" men who march from doctor to doctor extolling the virtues of the 400 new drugs marketed annually.
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The harsh and unpleasant fact is that we have only asmallarmy, and we must use thatsmallarmyin the best way and to the best effect.
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