civilian morale

collocation in English

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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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morale
noun[U]
uk
/məˈrɑːl/us
/məˈrɑːl/
the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or ...
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(Definition ofcivilianandmoralefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Clearly, air attacks on city centres which provided essential amenities to nearby working-class communities severely damagedcivilianmoralein these areas.
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As a result, althoughcivilianmoraleis often referred to, its source and function is rarely analysed.
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But the problem of maintainingcivilianmoralecontinued; this time the problem was war weariness as there seemed to be no end in sight.
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However, perhaps one of the most important factors which generated and maintained highcivilianmorale were leisure institutions and the working-class neighbourhoods they served.
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One is the necessity for preservingcivilianmoralein prospect, as well as in the actuality that we hope will not come.
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Of course, there is the importance of the maintenance ofcivilianmorale.
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Does he realise that such talks only underminecivilianmoraleand raise false hopes for the future?
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The first thing we have to look out for is the cracking of ourcivilianmorale.
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The rôle played bycivilianmoraleis, therefore, of decisive importance in modern war.
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In addition to community singing, concert bands and marching bands were also used to promote patriotism for maintenance ofcivilianmorale.
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Most superweapons are used to influencecivilianmoraleon both sides of a conflict and are therefore helpful as propaganda machines.
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In either case, the enemys purpose must have been to locate anti-aircraft defenses in the area or to deliver a blow atcivilianmorale.
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The counter-insurgent regime must not overreact to guerrilla provocations, since this may indeed be what they seek to create a crisis incivilianmorale.
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They were considered to be doing their part for the war effort by helping to keepcivilianmoralehigh.
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Civilianmoraleand recruiting held up reasonably well, as did the morale of the army, until the last year or so.
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The center was established to boostcivilianmoraleand practice air raid drills.
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The relocation of the government and the civil service was also planned, but would only have occurred if necessary so as not to damagecivilianmorale.
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The logic of this model is that exposing large portions of civilian populations to the terror of destruction or the shortage of consumer goods would damagecivilianmoraleinto submission.
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Clemenceau realized his first priority was to restorecivilianmorale.
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