army reserve

collocation in English

meaningsofarmyandreserve

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army
noun
uk
/ˈɑː.mi/us
/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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reserve
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɜːv/us
/rɪˈzɝːv/
the habit of not showing your feelings ...
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(Definition ofarmyandreservefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are not in any sense anarmyreservehave.
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Conflict has raged round the inclusion of old age pensions, ofarmyreservepay, and of unemployment insurance benefit in assessing need.
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To talk about anarmyreserveat all without considering the element of the air is an absurdity.
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Thearmyreservecontinued using a small part of the original army campus until 2009.
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The next day he goes to the country forarmyreservetraining, where he encounters further humiliation and failure.
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The localarmyreserveuses some of the parks for training areas and battlefield fitness tests.
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The regiment remained anarmyreservearmoured unit until 1968 when it lost its tanks and was retasked as an armoured reconnaissance unit.
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To bring these formations to war establishment, the regulararmyreserveand selected national service reservists were mobilised.
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Ault decided to join thearmyreservein order to avoid the draft and served six months of active duty.
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Constantine's force, which constituted thearmyreserve, included 28 battalions, 28 squadrons, and three batteries, a total of 17,000 soldiers.
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Gibson was active in what is now thearmyreserve.
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Like any employer in civil life, the army reserves the right to inquire into the character of recruits.
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Aeroplane factories, mines, textile factories, and there is a large population settled on the land which can all be called upon in case of emergency for army reserves.
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They differ from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters.
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Readmitted to the army reserves in 1831, he retired again shortly before his death the following year.
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Two years later the army reserves were called.
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