deterrent force

collocation in English

meaningsofdeterrentandforce

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deterrent
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈter.ənt/us
/dɪˈter.ənt/
something that deters people from ...
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force
noun
uk
/fɔːs/us
/fɔːrs/
physical, especially violent, strength, ...
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(Definition ofdeterrentandforcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What we have is adeterrentforce.
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It was home defence and the main nucleardeterrentforce.
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Thisdeterrentforcetoday is no mean force.
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It is not, however, a permamentdeterrentforce.
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It is no improvement on thedeterrentforce.
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The change of opinion will show itself in the penal laws, and in the not lessdeterrentforceof social reprobation.
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There is, above all, the crucial problem of the political control of this proposeddeterrentforce.
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That is why we are keeping our minimumdeterrentforceavailable.
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That can only be done by the maintenance of a fully effective and credibledeterrentforce.
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I, for my part, do not question that we now have a powerfuldeterrentforce.
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We have only one strategicdeterrentforce, and it is of minimum size.
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We retain it where we believe itsdeterrentforceto be most necessary and most effective.
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It will serve as a direct protection to our owndeterrentforce.
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Obviously we must ensure that ourdeterrentforcecannot be destroyed on the ground.
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If we do that we shall have a convincing, not an aggressive,deterrentforce.
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This must add to the total of thedeterrentforceand its validity.
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It is essential that as long as we must have thedeterrentforceit should be kept up to date.
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One is that if our strategic nucleardeterrentforcewere diminished in size it would cease to be credible.
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We have to consider what is the minimum requirement to provide an effective deterrent in our independent strategicdeterrentforce.
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This naturally strengthens thedeterrentforceof the other provisions and appears to us a suitable addition to the penalties that can be imposed.
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That involves the maintenance of a fully capabledeterrentforcewhile we work with all our own strength and with our allies towards arms control.
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The criteria adopted for determining the nature of a national nucleardeterrentforceof last resort must of necessity be demanding.
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I think that the fact that people do not see a future in flying in adeterrentforceis frankly not surprising.
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There can be no question of any possiblility of this country giving up its independent nucleardeterrentforceafter discussion in negotiations at which we are not present.
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