central command
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcentralandcommand
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central
adjective
uk/ˈsen.trəl/us/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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command
noun
uk/kəˈmɑːnd/us/kəˈmænd/
an order, especially one given by ...
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(Definition ofcentralandcommandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the issue of an apology, it is regrettable thatcentralcommandhas a different view.
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We put that under acentralcommand.
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Acentralcommandwould be a mere addition.
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They are difficult to attack from the air and are less dependent on acentralcommandsystem.
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Is it true that the first two type 23s will probably sail without an effectivecentralcommandand control system?
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The current situation is characterised by the absence of a national armed force or ofcentralcommandover armed elements.
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Their private address and telephone numbers are retained in thecentralcommandcomplex and contingency arrangements exist for urgent contact to be made.
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I have believed since 1937 that you must havecentralcommand, and unless you have it you cannot evolve a system which will work in battle.
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This will consist of about 100 all ranks, with four patrol cars and thirty-eight motor cycles centrally placed in a convenient spot and under acentralcommand.
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While it lacks acentralcommand, the concept does not necessarily imply lack of cooperation.
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It also has artificial intelligence computers to act as thecentralcommandfor the mission.
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It has acentralcommandand control system for major city area's.
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It was a warlord-type military formation without a strictcentralcommand.
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Each team will have acentralcommandpost where reinforcements will start.
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Growth since then has increased the number of stations to five (not including thecentralcommand).
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Facilities consisted of hardened, un-manned silos controlled by a singlecentralcommandpost.
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The captain sends an official report to thecentralcommand, explaining that the offog came apart under gravitational stress.
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He headed acentralcommandthat oversaw an array of committees such as security, courts, military training and propaganda.
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All these operations may be coordinated and controlled from acentralcommandvehicle mobilised to the scene.
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It would have been thecentralcommandauthority for all air, land, and sea forces in a combat theater.
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It will require at least the next 40 years to clean them up, and to undo the ravages of too great a reliance uponcentralcommandand control planning.
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That could not be better expressed, and that is what you cannot get without precepting powers, withoutcentralcommandwhich is instant and absolute, allowing no refusal and no delay.
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We think such a result would be contrary to both the letter and the spirit of a constitutional provision whosecentralcommandis equality.
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Those who had military experience had taken the lead in drilling the armed para-military formation, and created an effectivecentralcommandand communication system.
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