To communists, they were the rejects of capitalism, the face of its inhumanity, and theshocktroopsof a new social order.
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We can hear him using the similes in which he so delights—mobilisation of troops,shocktroopsand general staff.
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It has been decided to establish 13 battle groups, and to equip them as if they wereshocktroops.
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He has announced that in the fight against inflation theshocktroopsare to be our 800,000 unemployed.
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The replies make interesting reading, especially when one realises that these are theshocktroopsof legal aid.
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The skilled men, craftsmen and technicians are theshocktroopsof the industry.
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Even the ordinary processes of trade and industry are presented in the language of battle—"shocktroops," and so forth.
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They were theshocktroops, too.
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They talk about their storm battalions and theirshocktroopsthat are sent from wheat to timber, moved about as a battalion, a regiment or a division would be moved.
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Plunging in through the breakers, theshocktroopsencountered light opposition.
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They are used as mobile forts andshocktroops, and they attack by emitting bright sparks or supersonic or electromagnetic waves to disrupt enemy attacks.
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On the battlefield, they make goodshocktroops.
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This designation reflects the traditional role of grenadiers asshocktroops.
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The humans cared little for the orcs, but they liked how their opponents feared the orcishshocktroops.
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They performed as liteshocktroopsfor the battalion.
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