combat duty

collocation in English

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combat
noun
uk
/ˈkɒm.bæt/us
/ˈkɑːm.bæt/
a fight, especially during ...
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duty
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdʒuː.ti/us
/ˈduː.t̬i/
something that you have to do because it is part of your job, or something that you feel is the right thing ...
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(Definition ofcombatanddutyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have no intention of changing our rules on nocombatdutyfor women.
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Eventually he returned tocombatduty.
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His illness ended hiscombatduty.
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This freed the much-needed combat pilot forcombatduty.
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He remained oncombatduty, flying in all 25 missions.
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He was then wounded, and leftcombatduty.
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Considered unfit forcombatdutyand used for training only.
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He returned tocombatdutyand proved himself effective again.
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The system was placed oncombatdutyin 1982.
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After the war, he was told that thiscombatdutyhad caused further heart complications.
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Troops ready forcombatdutyhave at least doubled since 1988.
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Due to his age (53) he was too old forcombatduty.
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Four days later, she embarked upon the first tour ofcombatdutyof her 1968 deployment.
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It was put into service for experimentalcombatdutyin 2003.
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The 354th was a new squadron which had just been assigned tocombatduty.
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One estate was exempted fromcombatdutyand served as the lordly hunting lodge.
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In 1944 the group began training replacement pilots forcombatduty.
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Of those 20,000, about 12,000 remained more or less fit forcombatduty.
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He was promoted to the rank of major while he was oncombatduty.
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In 1940, the boats were called intocombatdutydue to the shortage of available submarines.
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He managed to return to base, but was removed fromcombatduty.
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In early 1940, the boat was called intocombatdutydue to the shortage of available submarines.
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He was found unfit forcombatduty, but was assigned to service involving the care of prisoners of war.
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