conduct of war
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconductandwar
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conduct
noun[U]
uk/ˈkɒn.dʌkt/us/ˈkɑːn.dʌkt/
behaviour:
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war
noun[C or U]
uk/wɔːr/us/wɔːr/
armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example ...
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(Definition ofconductandwarfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We do not know, for example, just how great a deterrent to a furtherconductofwartheir undoubted casualties have been.
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The machine is a machine for theconductofwar, pure and simple—strategy, tactics, intelligence and so on, not technical matters, which must be outside.
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There are two theories with regard to theconductofwar.
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Indeed, the influence of new scientific developments, whilst they do not modify the basic principles of defence policy, must profoundly influence theconductofwar.
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It has been all through our history our custom to attack and belittle during war-time those who have theconductofwaras their duty.
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I have therefore sent for you in order to give you my view on the problems which arise on the higherconductofwar.
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There were then drawn up in that treaty certain rules for theconductofwarat sea.
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It is not right that the municipalities should be expected to finance operations which would be essentially operations connected with theconductofwar.
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But experience does count for something in theconductofwar.
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There can never be any rules for the politeconductofwar, because war can never be politely conducted.
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It failed on the major proposition of providing the machinery for theconductofwar.
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This will have to be carefully balanced with the important need for the public to be fully informed of theconductofwaroperations.
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In the direction andconductofwartwo things above all are necessary.
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We have drawn up rules for the politeconductofwar.
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Readiness to accept responsibility is the whole essence of theconductofwar.
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One of the strange things about theconductofwaris that it is governed by principles which do not change.
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It is obvious that a body of that kind cannot successfully control and carry out all the minutiæ of strategy entailed in theconductofwar.
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This applies just as much to the problem of export and import trade as it does to theconductofwarin the air, at sea or on land.
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They face it all the time from the point of view of the futureconductofwar, and the conduct of that war in the cheapest possible way.
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I have already explained why it would be impractical to try to extend the provisions of the criminal injury compensation scheme to cover theconductofwaroperations.
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