rank of colonel

collocation in English

meaningsofrankandcolonel

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rank
noun
uk
/ræŋk/us
/ræŋk/
a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person ...
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colonel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɜː.nəl/us
/ˈkɝː.nəl/
an officer of high rank in the army or ...
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(Definition ofrankandcolonelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many of them proved their ability in war and were promoted rapidly, not only to therankofcolonelbut to commands in responsible positions.
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If a man is capable of being promoted to therankofcolonel, it is unlikely that he is a fool.
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They have been in command for some considerable time at the front, and yet they have never achieved the substantiverankofcolonel.
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What provision is being made for therankofcolonel?
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I understand that the five senior officers were of therankofcolonel.
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Of the awards made during the past year, 10 were made to general officers and six to officers of therankofcolonel.
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Service dress is obsolescent except for officers of therankofcoloneland above, and officers of horsed units.
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If this system continues, and they are not promoted—not many are promoted above therankofcolonel—they may be demobilized with the pension or gratuity of major.
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Having risen to therankofcolonel, he became an inspector of a flying school.
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He was wounded three times in battle, and obtained therankofcolonelin 1993.
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He rose to therankofcoloneland commanded garrisons.
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In 1911, he was promoted to therankofcolonel.
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Later he attained therankofcolonelshortly before his retirement.
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He was promoted to the brevetrankofcolonelduring the war, and mentioned in despatches several times.
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He reached therankofcolonel-general in 1980.
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Considering the effort too dangerous, hisrankofcolonelwas reputedly revoked.
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He left the air force in 1966 with therankofcolonel.
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He was promoted to therankofcolonelof cavalry.
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After the naval battle he was promoted to therankofcoloneland was appointed to naval state secretary.
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