security assistance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsecurityandassistance
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security
noun
uk/sɪˈkjʊə.rə.ti/us/səˈkjʊr.ə.t̬i/
protection of a person, building, organization, or country against threats such as crime or attacks by ...
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assistance
noun[U]
uk/əˈsɪs.təns/us/əˈsɪs.təns/
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(Definition ofsecurityandassistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I assume that they will extend the internationalsecurityassistanceforce-type mandate into other cities and regions.
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Military andsecurityassistanceare not on the agenda.
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I shall begin with the internationalsecurityassistanceforce.
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Many people do not apply because they feel that, having been turned down for socialsecurityassistance, there is no point in applying elsewhere.
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In short, the most efficient way of relieving poverty consists in targeting socialsecurityassistancewhere it is most needed.
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I shall deal first with the internationalsecurityassistanceforce.
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It would be a great tragedy if the internationalsecurityassistanceforce were to be withdrawn now.
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When pressed, he mumbled something about socialsecurityassistance.
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It is vital for us to be able to bolster the political agreement that has been reached with asecurityassistanceforce.
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It is entirely separate from the internationalsecurityassistanceforce and will have separate command and control arrangements.
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Notwithstanding the highly useful specialised forces still being deployed, we have been content to contribute to the internationalsecurityassistanceforce.
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The internationalsecurityassistanceforce now has a much wider mandate in that country, but lacks sufficient troops to stabilise it.
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We are also givingsecurityassistance.
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The sending of people who have not been trained and who do not know the skills involved in what the internationalsecurityassistanceforce is doing is a major issue.
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Its generosity in finding the capacity to support the internationalsecurityassistanceforce by providing enabling capabilities that no other country can match should be recognised and applauded.
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But obviously those council tenants —and there are very many of them—who are today receiving rent rebates and other forms of socialsecurityassistancewill continue to do so.
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But federal homelandsecurityassistanceshould not remain a program for general revenue sharing.
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