navy personnel

collocation in English

meaningsofnavyandpersonnel

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navy
adjective
uk
/ˈneɪ.vi/us
/ˈneɪ.vi/
dark ...
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personnel
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɜː.sənˈel/us
/ˌpɝː.sənˈel/
the people who are employed in a company, organization, or one of the ...
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(Definition ofnavyandpersonnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Navypersonnelhelped build these fortifications.
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There is a difficulty once we start dealing with merchantnavypersonnel.
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Once we start bringing merchantnavypersonnelinto this matter, it becomes difficult to know where to draw the line.
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The existence of such a volunteer reserve force will provide a back-up for serving merchantnavypersonnelshould the need arise.
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Navypersonnel, like other individuals, when they want something repaired want it done yesterday.
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That course was most successful and a number of married women whose children had grown up completed it, as did a number of retired army andnavypersonnel.
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During peace time most of thenavypersonnelserved in the merchant fleet, which was of a considerable size in the 18th century.
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Their most explicit description said that thenavypersonnelallowed to be performed upon them immoral acts.
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Navypersonnelwere also used as strikebreakers in the oil industry.
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Other military members consist of army, air force andnavypersonnel.
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They also specialise in rescuingnavypersonnelfrom stricken ships and submarines and assist the civil authorities in rescue operations.
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Permits are usually only granted in cases of a strong connection to the sea, for example long servingnavypersonnel.
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Navypersonnelmake up a considerable portion of the population, although their numbers have decreased in the 21st century.
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Sasebo was a popular liberty port fornavypersonnel.
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The area still features several hotels and pubs, largely established for thenavypersonnelthat once came from the port.
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Soldiers from the 508th trained upnavypersonnelto perform guard force duties and detainee operations.
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A select team of four scientists and fournavypersonnelwere on constant duty at the station, which was under the command of a naval medical doctor.
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