civilian infrastructure

collocation in English

meaningsofcivilianandinfrastructure

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civilian
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪl.jən/us
/səˈvɪl.jən/
relating to a person who is not a member of the police or the ...
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infrastructure
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to ...
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(Definition ofcivilianandinfrastructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of this, £65 million was allocated to specific humanitarian programmes including £16 million to the reconstruction ofcivilianinfrastructure.
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First, that coalition forces will take every possible care to minimise civilian casualties or damage tocivilianinfrastructure.
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I must make it clear that we do not targetcivilianinfrastructure.
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We are taking every possible care to avoid civilian casualties or damage to ordinarycivilianinfrastructure.
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The loss of human lives was coupled with the destruction of mostcivilianinfrastructure.
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In all our military planning, very careful attention is applied to minimising the risk of damage tocivilianinfrastructure.
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Every effort has been made to minimise the risk of any civilian casualties or damage to thecivilianinfrastructure.
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The first is the continuing destruction of thecivilianinfrastructure.
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Again, the tactics adopted, while claiming to be directed not at the people but at their rulers, have had the effect of damaging thecivilianinfrastructureand destroying civilians.
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We are also trying to enforce and develop peace in a country that has never really had thecivilianinfrastructureof law and order that we take for granted.
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Coalition forces take great care to target only regime and military targets and to minimise civilian casualties or damage tocivilianinfrastructure.
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The town was however subjected to intensive artillery shelling throughout the war and the destruction of buildings and othercivilianinfrastructurewas widespread.
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The presidency deplores the loss of civilian lives and the destruction ofcivilianinfrastructure.
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Tactics focus on destroying military targets while avoiding damage tocivilianinfrastructureand blockading military resupply are used to decrease the morale of government forces.
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It is characterised bycivilianinfrastructureand civilians themselves becoming highly involved in war as part of the military's logistical support system.
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These effects also pose significant survivability requirements on military equipment, supportingcivilianinfrastructureresources, and host-nation/coalition assets.
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War planners may deem individuals and other items in war zones and rebel controlled area as military assets and notcivilianinfrastructure.
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He was acquitted on the other charges of wanton destruction and causing damage tocivilianinfrastructurebeyond the realm of military necessity.
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The operation evolved into a 1,900 personnel task force which provided assistance tocivilianinfrastructure such as well-digging and repair of local buildings.
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