defence budget

collocation in English

meaningsofdefenceandthe Budget

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defence
noun
uk
/dɪˈfens/us
/dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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budget
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/us
/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/
in the UK, the official statement that the government makes about how much it will collect in taxes and spend on public services in ...
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(Definition ofdefenceandbudgetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the same time, higher colonial recruitment became more appealing to the general staff, struggling to adjust to its shrinkingdefencebudget.
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If there is not enough money for research, we should take some from thedefencebudget, which, conversely, is steadily rising.
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The size of thedefencebudgetis not determined by the demands of any imagined military, industrial or political pressure groups.
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It is not possible to split the totaldefencebudgetby geographical area.
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Indeed, it sends £1½ million a year towards ourdefencebudget.
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If the purpose had been only to reduce thedefencebudgetthrough greater efficiency, that is what would have been stated.
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Thirdly, will he confirm that the cost of the operation will fall on the contingency fund and not on his own, heavily overstretched,defencebudget?
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Therefore, if we seek to maintain real spending in ourdefencebudget, we have to increase spending beyond the inflation rate.
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Money has also been added to thedefencebudgetto cover special housing costs.
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I also hope that the support facilities will be reduced as they are extremely expensive to ourdefencebudgetand our balance of payments.
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Was it to reduce pressure on thedefencebudgetthis year?
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It is felt that at this stage, so many years afterwards, that would not be a reasonable expense upon thedefencebudget.
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If the proportion of thedefencebudgetspent on personnel is to shrink, there will be implications for recruitment and retention.
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That increase is about the same size as our totaldefencebudget.
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The figure for thedefencebudgetin 1997 was £6.5 billion lower than in 1990.
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It reduces thedefencebudgetwithout reducing our defence commitments: do more with less.
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Under this defence review, £900 million has been taken from thedefencebudget.
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There are many charges to thedefencebudget.
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For example, the defence review of 1981 identified the need to reorganise defence efforts to obtain the best return from thedefencebudget.
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