Sentence examples for a time when defence from inspiring English sources

And at a time when defence issues are central to the national debate, he will doubtless be coming to a screen near you very soon.

A spokesman for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills said: "We understand this decision was made primarily in response to changes in key international defence programmes and the need to remain globally competitive at a time when defence spending in many nations is under huge pressure.

Asked if the military could mount a similar operation in five years' time – when defence cuts will have stripped 20,000 posts from the army – he said: "I am not going to answer that.

BAE is primarily a defence contractor, at a time when government defence budgets are in decline.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said it "made sense" to look at areas where defence supports international development "at a time when the defence budget is under pressure".

These new figures have been revealed at a time when many defence experts are raising serious questions over the system's strategic value, while the need to cut government spending is obvious to everyone".

Romania, he argued, simply cannot afford the helicopters at a time when the defence ministry had just run out of money to pay army pensions and the health ministry was getting 50% less cash than it was promised in the last budget.

David Cameron has persistently and robustly defended the aid budget, and the government's decision to increase it — he was it again today as he announced extra money for vaccines and immunisations — at a time when the defence budget stumbles from crisis to crisis.

Even if the timetable is kept, senior naval officers are nervous that a gap in capability during 2018-2021, coming at a time when the defence budget will come under fresh pressure after the next general election, could damage their chances of keeping the two new carriers, which they regard as central to remaining a "first division naval power".

It made good financial sense at a time when the French defence budget was being squeezed.

"If the MoD can't detect and intercept refugees, there would appear to be a significant vulnerability as yet unaddressed at a time when security and defence are apparently at the fore of the Conservative government agenda".