Collocations withdefence
These are words often used in combination withdefence.
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adequate defence
However, it would seem that an adequate defence of purpose theory must address it.
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anti-aircraft defence
It has since been steadily robbed as a field force in order to create an anti-aircraft defence force.
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collective defence
The content of their discussions merely focused on the constitutionality of peacekeeping and its relevance to collective defence.
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common defence
Over-intellectualization is the most common defence, in which the subject can describe her situation perfectly but still suffers.
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criminal defence
Are they against the criminal defence service?
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defence agency
I very much welcome the fact that training will become the responsibility of a defence agency.
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defence budget
At the same time, higher colonial recruitment became more appealing to the general staff, struggling to adjust to its shrinking defence budget.
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defence capability
How much will the individual republics be prepared to pay towards the maintenance of a central defence capability?
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defence contractor
I shall give the view of one private defence contractor.
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defence conversion
We heard a lot about defence conversion.
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defence counsel
My sources said that he had no defence counsel whatsoever.
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defence establishment
That means that in an office involved with financial matters, 95% accuracy will suffice but in a defence establishment some 99% may be a requirement.
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defence expenditure
The land tax would have attacked the vested interests of landowners, and it would have gone some way towards meeting fiscal deficits caused by increases in welfare and defence expenditure.
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defence force
It has a unique ability to be a local defence force.
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defence fund
That is why a splinter organisation set up a veto poll defence fund.
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defence industry
The defence industry is important.
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defence intelligence
The defence intelligence and security school is an integral part of the defence intelligence centre.
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defence lawyer
Whilst her defence lawyer argued that this lack of emotion was evidence of psychosis,18 the jury did not accept this explanation.
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defence logistics
Will he consider whether its functions might in due course be better carried out on a defence logistics basis?
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defence of liberty
I believe in sure and strong defence of liberty.
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defence planner
Those exchanges put into relief the classic dilemma of the defence planner today.
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defence policy
The three substantive policy dimensions most closely correlated with the general left-right dimension were defence policy, national identity, and foreign policy.
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defence posture
That single unequivocal statement would do the world of good for recruiting, not to mention to the view of our allies towards our defence posture.
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defence procurement
On the first issue, we recently outlined our proposals for future initiatives to improve cross-border competition in defence procurement.
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defence sector
However, other case studies in the research programme unequivocally indicate that the defence sector is unnecessarily constrained in its contract negotiation, drafting and management.
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defence spending
Recall that the defence spending series is integrated, however.
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defence strategy
Only then need the lawyer start to think about the nature of any kind of defence strategy.
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defence system
The high proteinase activity of excretory+secretory products may destroy the host tissue and interfere with the host defence system.
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defence team
Let us take the shadow defence team.
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forward defence
With the strategy of forward defence and flexible response, there are four main logistical requirements.
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immune defence
This requires that the parasite is able to circumvent its host's immune defence.
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integrated defence
I served throughout the war in an integrated defence force.
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legal defence
You refuse to allow them a legal defence.
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mutual defence
There is a mutual defence pact.
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national defence
It might require sacrificing more important projects, such as national defence and environmental protection.
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natural defence
The development of peptic ulcer disease depends upon the balance between proulcer factors and the natural defence mechanisms.
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robust defence
After admitting that they had got their estimates wrong, the government tried to put up a robust defence of the country's economic performance in 1995.
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spirited defence
He put up a spirited defence of the index.
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strategic defence
I welcome the strategic defence review.
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strategic defence initiative
This applies equally to strategic defence initiative research and defence research.
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territorial defence
It is not about collective territorial defence.
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