official history
collocation in Englishmeaningsofofficialandhistory
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official
adjective
uk/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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history
noun
uk/ˈhɪs.tər.i/us/ˈhɪs.t̬ɚ.i/
(the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, ...
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(Definition ofofficialandhistoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofofficial history
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To sum up: this is an example ofofficialhistoryat its best.
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Yet, the memory of the socialist martyrs remained a dormant reservoir extending well beyond the limits of theofficialhistorypresented in state ceremony.
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Yet, the problem with this newly availableofficialhistoryis that the view is fragmented and partial, and that events are not yet situated in the larger historical perspective.
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Third, both the dramatic transformations and subtle changes in these burial sites are illustrative of the relationship between personal lives, collective memory andofficialhistory.
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Textbooks often contain (as introduction) the discipline'sofficialhistorya hagiographic story interconnecting its most important "memorabilia" into a simple sequence.
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Students of military history would have nothing to learn from anyofficialhistoryof these military operations, except what to avoid.
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I hope that a reference to that campaign will be included in theofficialhistory.
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I have not seen anyofficialhistoryby a regiment, and it is the regiment which can produce these histories.
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We have to look at both sides, as did theofficialhistory.
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I do not believe that anofficialhistorywould be the way to deal with the situation.
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It is not considered appropriate that anofficialhistoryof con- fidential negotiations should be commissioned for publication.
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I see no grounds for preparing anofficialhistoryor establishing a commission of inquiry.
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Therefore, it is not only a question of the cost of theofficialhistory.
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I discussed this matter only this morning with the distinguished historian who is undertaking the supervision of ourofficialhistory.
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I think that book is regarded almost as anofficialhistoryof the whole business.
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I decided when the escape occurred to look for a moreofficialhistory.
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I understand that the next volume of theofficialhistoryto be published will deal with the earlier part of 1918.
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Surely there is a great deal to be said for beginning by painting the whole picture in a joint history, filling in the details later in theofficialhistory.
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