nominal strength

collocation in English

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nominal
adjective
uk
/ˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈnɑː.mə.nəl/
in name or thought but not in fact or not as things ...
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strength
noun
uk
/streŋθ/us
/streŋθ/
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or ...
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(Definition ofnominalandstrengthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They had anominalstrengthof 130,000 men.
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I am a little puzzled to understand how it can have such a largenominalstrengthas 47,000.
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We started off with anominalstrengthof about 60,000, which was never met.
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The first is that there is a feeling in the country that the other place is far too large in itsnominalstrength.
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That battalion'snominalstrengthwas in the neighbourhood of 750 of all ranks.
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Suppose that, in a particular unit, thenominalstrengthof which was 400, we had only 20 volunteers.
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Upon the wall in the shed which housed the pre-war manual, there was anominalstrengthof 14 men.
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At this stage, it only fielded 45 to 50 tanks of varying types (down from anominalstrengthof around 200).
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This had anominalstrengthof one thousand men, but it is likely that only half of this number occupied the fort.
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The brigade had anominalstrengthof an estimated 5,000 soldiers.
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The design strength ornominalstrengthis the strength of a material, including a material-safety factor.
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Thenominalstrengthof approximately 1,800 men for each regiment was never reached in the field.
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These battalions especially those of the latter type, were below theirnominalstrengthin both men and weaponry.
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At the time, the three regiments were only half of theirnominalstrength.
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These equipped two wings, each with anominalstrengthof 48 aircraft.
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During war, the mountain artillery had anominalstrengthof 160 men per battery and field artillery had 130 men per battery.
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In the field, these units would be further divided into "banda" with anominalstrengthof 300 men, although at times reduced to little more than 50.
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Around a quarter of thisnominalstrength(or one man in each section of 4) could be allotted to horse-holding duties when the regiment entered combat.
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Evidence suggests that nominal strengths may have been 1,200 men for infantry regiments and 600 for cavalry, although many records show lower actual troop levels (800 and 400).
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