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Значения термина defensive measure на английском

португальский
defesa
каталонский
mesura defensiva
испанский
defensa

(Military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.

        defesa
        Использование термина defensive measure на английском
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        The sunken road leading to the bridge had been a defensive measure.
        The waste lands
        2
        Telecom has been accused of retaining its 75 per cent stake purely as a defensive measure.
        The Irish Times
        3
        This dirt bath is a defensive measure against the hordes of ticks that infest the rhino.
        In Africa: Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country
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        They called Barbara every time he escaped, a courtesy and probably a defensive measure against future lawsuits.
        I'd know you anywhere
        5
        The convoy is purely a defensive measure.
        Our Navy in the War
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        Randall Clayton had schooled himself since Jack Witherspoon's departure in every defensive measure against the secret plotters.
        The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
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        If we are to deploy patriot missiles it would be a purely defensive measure to defend and protect Turkey.
        The Irish Times
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        The success of such a remedial and defensive measure would naturally depend upon the adequacy of the franchise aimed at.
        Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) / The Conspiracy...
        9
        Rasmussen has said any missile deployment would be a defensive measure to counterattacks, and not to enforce a no-fly zone.
        Reuters
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        Alexander's sounding of the Poles was a defensive measure, seriously undertaken only after Napoleon's refusal to discourage the Polish nationalists.
        The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
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        The main town is set on a hill above its port of Kapsali, a common defensive measure in the days of piracy.
        The Guardian
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        That is a defensive measure, you must observe, because even if I talked it quite slowly they would understand just as little.
        Michael
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        From Britain's point of view, the 1800 Act of Union was primarily a defensive measure to secure its western flank against the French.
        The Irish Times
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        Moreover, war in itself, excepting as a defensive measure or on a point of honor, seemed rather poor business to the thrifty Rivermouthians.
        The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel
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        A hard turn away from Keynesian policies could now be justified as an urgent defensive measure, lest your country abruptly turn into another Greece.
        The Guardian
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        Most, however, just get rid of the helmet as a defensive measure to signal to exuberant team mates not to thump them on the head.
        Reuters
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        Translations for defensive measure
        португальский
        defesaproteção
        каталонский
        mesura defensivadefensa
        испанский
        defensa