standing army
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstandingandarmy
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standing
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈstæn.dɪŋ/us/ˈstæn.dɪŋ/
permanent, rather than formed or created ...
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army
noun
uk/ˈɑː.mi/us/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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(Definition ofstandingandarmyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It played host to between a third and a quarter of the empire'sstandingarmy.
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The instrument that tied nobles' dynastic policies to the king's own was the largestandingarmy.
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The expansion of thestandingarmywas made possible by sounder royal finances.
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Although these historians acknowledged the importance of military reform and highlighted early attempts at establishing a modernstandingarmy, they were not consistent in pursuing the development of military institutions.
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Yet, it would be a simplistic view to consider the language and ideas of thestandingarmydebates as the mere product of sophisticated minds bred in classical culture.
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The campaign itself was crucially shaped by the annual constitutional requirement, that parliament pass an act to make lawful the existence of astandingarmyin peacetime.
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We still consider that astandingarmyshould be kept in this country only on sufferance, as a temporary expedient.
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Are we prepared to maintain astandingarmyin the area indefinitely?
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I do not make that as a debating point, but to show that it is not astandingarmy.
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No one is proposing that there should be a largestandingarmyof investigators to deal with the maximum caseload.
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Nobody wants astandingarmy, but a small reserve bringing together international experts might be a good idea.
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He thereafter concluded than an effectivestandingarmy—that is, regular armed forces—was essential for the survival of civilised nations.
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The numbers of these men, what are known as thestandingarmy, are increasing by leaps and bounds.
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I propose now to revive very briefly the ancient argument used against thestandingarmy.
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The cost of thatstandingarmywas £370,000 a year.
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Thestandingarmyis a very different thing.
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He can prove that there is nostandingarmyof nearly 2,000,000 un- employed.
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Today we do have astandingarmy—which we do not control—on our territory.
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