national defence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnationalanddefence
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national
adjective
uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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defence
noun
uk/dɪˈfens/us/dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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(Definition ofnationalanddefencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It might require sacrificing more important projects, such asnationaldefenceand environmental protection.
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All governments spend money for public order and safety, fornationaldefenceand for economic management.
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More significantly, it also bore little relation to pre-war attitudes on questions ofnationaldefence.
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The same was true of funds raised by public subscription to supportnationaldefence.
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It also required consideration of the challenges brought by organisingnationaldefencewithout armed forces.
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The result was a policy of deflation and the chief victim of this policy wasnationaldefence.
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Indeed, the failure of the government to makenationaldefencea civic duty rendered it dependent on external military forces.
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If they are necessary fornationaldefence, they are permanently necessary fornationaldefence.
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We wantnationaldefence, but realnationaldefenceis in the opposite direction.
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The article concludes with insights on the problems of international peacekeeping operations in defending democratic regimes that lacknationaldefencecapabilities.
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At that time, for instance, one journalist castigated both men for failing to set aside their personal ambition to pursue the goal ofnationaldefence.
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Even if an international force seeks to enforce the peace, it can only do so as backup to a popularnationaldefenceinitiative.
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There is no absolute innationaldefence.
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It is certainly required fornationaldefence.
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They are absolutely vital fornationaldefence.
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For what isnationaldefencerequired?
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The second is the condition of ournationaldefence.
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This is the most important part of ournationaldefence.
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The second need arises from ournationaldefence.
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We are spending large sums onnationaldefence.
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Are you going, they ask, to starvenationaldefence?
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I put questions ofnationaldefencebefore any other considerations.
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They are very much concerned about thenationaldefence.
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Transport is an integral part ofnationaldefence.
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