two-year tour

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meaningsoftour

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tour
noun
uk
/tʊər/us
/tʊr/
a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn ...
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(Definition oftourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They have been moved repeatedly during atwo-yeartourand served with eviction notices while they were away on holiday with their families.
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Those on atwo-yeartourof duty get no more than eight per year.
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We must maintain thetwo-yeartour.
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Would the wife of a soldier on atwo-yeartour, or the man himself if he put his name down on the electoral register, be able to vote?
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During thistwo-yeartourof duty he was promoted to captain.
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Most personnel are assigned for about a one totwo-yeartourof duty.
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At the end of histwo-yeartour, he re-enlisted for another two years, despite having to serve at a lower rank.
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After atwo-yeartourwith this ensemble, the band split, reverting to its original duo.
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Finally, the album was promoted with atwo-yeartour.
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Originally the tour was supposed to last six weeks; however, it became atwo-yeartouraround the world.
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During thistwo-yeartour, he performed assessments of many cryptographic systems, designed speech cryptosystems, and discovered an analytic technique that would be widely used over the next three decades.
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Ross has garnered critical success as well as commercial success from the nowtwo-yeartour.
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Single personnel will serve two-year tours as at present.
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At present there are five garrison battalions on two-year tours which leaves us with 25 battalions to take on the duties ofroulementbattalions on six-month emergency tours.
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Personnel in posts where continuity is essential will serve two-year tours as at present and will, if married, be eligible to have their families with them.
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