fire brigade officer
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffire,brigadeandofficer
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fire
noun
uk/faɪər/us/faɪr/
(material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might ...
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brigade
noun
uk/brɪˈɡeɪd/us/brɪˈɡeɪd/
a large group of soldiers in ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition offire,brigadeandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I have been the spokesman for fire brigade officers for a great many years, ever since the war.
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We have prepared a model scheme as a guide for fire brigade officers of a town of 80,000 inhabitants.
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Indeed, the advice of fire brigade officers on fire prevention is widely sought by hospital authorities.
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In particular, we intend to recruit an additional four ex-fire brigade officers to the fire inspection branch of the work service which has these responsibilities.
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The police and fire brigade officers who took the decision to order the evacuation are to be praised for their clear thinking.
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But fire brigade officers have been carrying out these inspections at the request of district councils ever since 1948.
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Many of those fire brigade officers who became tenants in their own right have bought their homes.
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