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The phrase "a general and a" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when referring to two different roles or titles, one being a general and the other unspecified.
Example: "In the meeting, there was a general and a lieutenant discussing the strategy."
Alternatives: "a general and another" or "a general and a different".
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The marine corps has launched its own inquiry led by a general and a senior lawyer.
Like many terms used in reference to furniture, it has a general and a particular meaning.
He asked Ali Hassan al-Majid, a general and a first cousin, to lead the project.
He was both a general and a death-row prisoner under Saddam Hussein.
A general and a few other officers got reprimands and demotions.
He was in Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks!" (1996) as a general and a federal district court judge in "The Hurricane" (1999) with Denzel Washington.
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It will appeal to both a general and an academic readership.
A standing army and a fleet of war canoes were organized under the command of a general and an admiral.
The report identified 10 individuals as sharing responsibility for the failure, including a general and an air marshal, and five officials working for the defense contractors.
Illingworth fought in many battles on sea and land; befriended Simón Bolívar, the independence leader; and was named a general and an admiral.
We have reported a general and an effective process for producing semiconductor oxide materials with controllable morphology and properties by glancing angle sputter deposition.
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