territorial ambition

collocation in English

meaningsofterritorialandambition

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territorial
adjective
uk
/ˌter.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl/us
/ˌter.əˈtɔːr.i.əl/
relating ...
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ambition
noun
uk
/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/us
/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/
a strong wish to ...
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(Definition ofterritorialandambitionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They have noterritorialambitionin that country, which they would wish to be free and independent.
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We have noterritorialambitionthere or elsewhere.
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Furthermore, it would preserve theterritorialambitionor aspiration and so it would hold out no prospect of a stable relationship.
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We are told that they have no territorial ambitions.
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It is a country which has no territorial ambitions and which has done nothing wrong.
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We have no territorial ambitions anywhere in the world.
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I am not clear about their territorial ambitions.
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We all know that this country has no territorial ambitions.
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It was said at the time that it had no great territorial ambitions.
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We in this country have no territorial ambitions whatsoever.
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Neutrality in the past has not always proved a sure shield against the territorial ambitions of acquisitive powers.
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It also expressed acceptance of two principles: non-aggression and no territorial ambitions.
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They are the principles of non-aggression and the renunciation of territorial ambitions.
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I am certain that, in the classical phrase, they have no territorial ambitions—none at all.
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We have said, over and over again, that this country has no territorial ambitions in this war.
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Nothing was mentioned, except the rather general statement that none of the countries had any territorial ambitions so far as the war was concerned.
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We hear hints about territorial ambitions.
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Over the years they have expected us to do this, they expect us to go on doing it, and they know that we have no territorial ambitions.
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It is hard for anyone to be impartial when he has territorial ambitions over the part of the world in respect of which he is supposed to be impartial.
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We were told that when that was done that was to be the end, and there were to be no more territorial ambitions to be satisfied.
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