Sentence examples for constituency of defense from inspiring English sources

"It simply does not have the built-in, domestic constituency of defense programs," Mr. Gates said.

"The constituency for defense spending is weaker now that the threat appears to have gone away," Lord Robertson said.

They favor "cutting programs that benefited Democratic constituencies while preserving programs that benefited Republican constituencies and avoiding any serious reform of defense spending or middle-class entitlement programs".

"Foreign aid does not have the political constituency that defense spending has... and Lugar would be one of those people you would turn to to make the case for maintaining the global perspective on why foreign assistance is so important".

Bulganin became minister of defense.

We will not collectively condemn this emotional violence but engage in 140-character defenses of the 1st Amendment and mockingly Tweet to the constituency of the outraged to pipe down and chill -- it's only comedy.

The broad constituency of Google supporters may bolster their cause.

"This is not just a constituency of affluent retirees.

They still comprise a huge constituency of the Shia poor.

Mr Allawi has no real constituency of his own.

It is a constituency of contrasts.