strategic defence

collocation in English

meaningsofstrategicanddefence

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strategic
adjective
uk
/strəˈtiː.dʒɪk/us
/strəˈtiː.dʒɪk/
helping to achieve a plan, for example in business ...
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defence
noun
uk
/dɪˈfens/us
/dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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(Definition ofstrategicanddefencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstrategic defence

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I welcome thestrategicdefencereview.
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Thestrategicdefencereview was helpful.
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Thestrategicdefencereview is on track.
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It would remove ourstrategicdefence.
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Is thisstrategicdefenceapproach sustainable?
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Thestrategicdefenceinitiative is not justified.
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I turn to thestrategicdefenceinitiative.
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Thestrategicdefencereview is also unimaginative.
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We shall establish astrategicdefencereview.
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However, we had thestrategicdefencereview.
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Thestrategicdefencereview does just that.
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That was in thestrategicdefencereview.
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Will it be a paperstrategicdefencereview?
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Those are key steps in implementing thestrategicdefencereview.
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Thestrategicdefencereview clearly sought to put that right.
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I blame all that on thestrategicdefencereview.
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That review is complementary to thestrategicdefencereview.
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Thestrategicdefenceinitiative is another sphere of collaboration.
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That will be the role of ourstrategicdefencereview.
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There is nothing in thestrategicdefencereview.
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Thestrategicdefencereview was foreign policy led.
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Cuts announced in thestrategicdefencereview were welcome.
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Thestrategicdefencereview was an extraordinary consultation exercise.
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Is this for thestrategicdefenceof the country?
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Butstrategicdefenceresearch has been going on for years.
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