defence expenditure

collocation in English

meaningsofdefenceandexpenditure

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defence
noun
uk
/dɪˈfens/us
/dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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expenditure
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/us
/ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/
the total amount of money that a government or ...
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(Definition ofdefenceandexpenditurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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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 anddefenceexpenditure.
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He referred to the necessary burden of extradefenceexpenditure.
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What are we trying to achieve from ourdefenceexpenditure?
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The harsh fact is thatdefenceexpendituremust take its place within our overall priorities for public expenditure.
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That gives us a clear idea of what has happened todefenceexpenditureduring the past few years.
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He dreamed up a figure of £2,000 million fordefenceexpenditureand then decided that that figure was the ideal one.
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Is not the best guide to ourdefenceexpenditurenot what our friends spend but what our enemies spend on defence?
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About one-third of the totaldefenceexpenditurein the financial year 1972–73 will be spent in the equipment area.
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Ourdefenceexpenditurereflects the world-wide phenomenon that mankind is spending more on the means of self-destruction than ever before.
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I will read for those years the figures relating todefenceexpenditureas a proportion of the national income, beginning with 1957–58.
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The first aim was to bringdefenceexpenditureinto balance with the nation's resources.
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Everybody knows that for years and years we have been trying to keep up adefenceexpenditurewhich was beyond this country to sustain.
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There is a need for substantial cuts indefenceexpenditure.
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The training and employment implications of a revision of the defence programme are being studied as an integral part of the review ofdefenceexpenditure.
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Moreover, it is not the only criterion upon which to measure thedefenceexpenditureof the country.
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Some £15 million, of which the localdefenceexpenditureelement is about £12 million.
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Thedefenceexpenditurefigures do not take account of any changes in the definition of the defence budget over the period.
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There has been a significant increase indefenceexpenditurein real terms.
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The other specific item of which he complained was thedefenceexpenditure.
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We have made it clear that there will be some changes in defence and some reductions indefenceexpenditure.
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