civilian target
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcivilianandtarget
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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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target
noun
uk/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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(Definition ofcivilianandtargetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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She hits every single target, and even avoids the trickciviliantargetat the end.
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This can be achieved by a single mine left on a civilian road to be detonated by aciviliantargetwhich is clearly quite different from the normal military application.
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There have been reports of attacks on civilian targets in both countries.
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Then came the weekend, with irrefutable evidence that widespread force was being used against civilian targets.
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What representation has been made concerning attacks on civilian targets?
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It should be possible to make a reasonable distinction between military and civilian targets.
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There is evidence to suggest that we have not been hitting civilian targets.
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Military attacks against civilian targets are of course unacceptable.
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They have been subjected to unprovoked attacks against civilian targets.
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What criteria are used in determining civilian targets?
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We are relieved that there have been no civilian targets and, we hope, no civilian casualties.
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The attacks on bridges were attacks on civilian targets.
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In respect of the campaign itself, there are no civilian targets at all.
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Statistics on explosive incidents do not allow a ready distinction to be made between those directly involving the security forces and those directed against civilian targets.
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We need to improve assistance to allow aircraft to identify and to destroy targets while achieving the maximum amount of discrimination against civilian targets.
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The clear, depressing message is of a sharp deterioration in the security situation, with intensified attacks on soft civilian targets.
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We have seen the extent to which the forces have obeyed orders to avoid attacking civilian targets wherever possible.
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The approach that has made headway is the delimitation of the conflict and the agreement, which has largely been observed, to refrain from attacks on civilian targets.
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We have to select targets which are exclusively military and which are not near any civilian targets in order not to break the law.
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Military targets are military hardware and troops; civilian targets—which, obviously, should be avoided—include schools, hospitals, health care centres, housing estates, monasteries and religious shrines.
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