foot patrol
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffootandpatrol
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foot
noun
uk/fʊt/us/fʊt/
the part of the body at the bottom of the leg on which a person or ...
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patrol
noun
uk/pəˈtrəʊl/us/pəˈtroʊl/
the act of checking that there is no trouble or danger in a building ...
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(Definition offootandpatrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We know that chief officers of police share our view on the importance of deploying officers onfootpatrol.
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The cost of this function is £485,115,000 per annum—£237,706,000 per annum forfootpatrolofficers.
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It is pleasing that within our country the basic unit of policing is a lone unarmed constable on vehicle orfootpatrol.
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The cost of this function is £502,482,000 per annum—£246,216,000 forfootpatrolofficers.
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Information collected centrally on the number of persons arrested for notifiable offences does not distinguishfootpatrolarrests from other arrests.
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These include high-visibilityfootpatrol, supporting regular officers at public events, crime prevention initiatives and traffic-related duties.
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There are only 12 policemen onfootpatrolbetween 6 pm and midnight.
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It is not simply a question of having morefootpatrolpolicemen and less vandalism and people being able to go safely at night.
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But how many people will see afootpatrol?
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Of those, over 2,000 are directly onfootpatrolin the streets.
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The reality is that many more people will see the car which can also reach an incident much more quickly than afootpatrol.
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I believe that there is now only onefootpatrol.
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It is difficult to make contact on a moving vehicle and far easier to do so onfootpatrol.
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This sometimes makes it necessary for the constable employed on trafficfootpatrolin this and adjoining streets to spend a great deal of time in it.
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