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Meanings of voluntary enlistment in English

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Usage of voluntary enlistment in English
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The North was much discouraged over the situation; voluntary enlistment ceased.
Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Siste...
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The army was to be raised partly by conscription and partly by voluntary enlistment.
Dutch Life in Town and Country
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To obtain a respectable number of men by voluntary enlistment had, obviously, become impossible.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 / Commander in Chief of th...
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There were other wives on board who had found temporary release from irksome but voluntary enlistment.
Jane Cable
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The force is recruited by voluntary enlistment, the men joining in the first place for five years' service.
The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
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Whatever may be the reason, it is manifest that voluntary enlistment needs the spur of active exertion and solicitation.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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Their troops, like our own, are raised by voluntary enlistment for a short period of service with the colours.
Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War
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Let us have recourse to the system of voluntary enlistment, but with the condition that you secure the prospects of the soldier.
The Roman Question
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Canada, until the passing of the Military Service Act on July 6,1917, depended solely on voluntary enlistment.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
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The management of voluntary enlistment was placed in his hands, in order that the two methods of recruiting might be worked in harmony.
Abraham Lincoln
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It seems to have been universally accepted that voluntary enlistment would prove-as ,infact, it did prove-sufficientin the case of the marines.
Sea-Power and Other Studies
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One morning I found myself face to face with Termite, Brisbille's crony and accomplice, and he arrived in our company by voluntary enlistment!
Light
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Soldiers are required for the Army, who may be obtained by voluntary enlistment or by some other process founded in the principles of equality.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
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At Charleroi the "Turcos" of the two Algerian divisions, recruited by voluntary enlistment, fought as valiantly as had their fathers at Sedan.
The guns of august
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The navy is manned partly by conscription, partly by voluntary enlistment, the naval forces comprising about 60,000 officers and men.
A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the...
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These armies are recruited from youth between the ages of 18 and 25 years, who are recruited by voluntary enlistment.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
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Voluntary enlistment across language varieties
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