Sentence examples for defence items from inspiring English sources
A lot of defence items are not bought entirely, or even in some cases primarily, for strictly tactical or strategic reasons.
Between 2008 and early 2011 BAE acquired five cyber security companies in a shift in strategy to take account of reduced spending by governments on "traditional defence items such as warships and tanks".
These can have complex shapes, consolidating individual components that previously had to be assembled.The inspection windows of some of RedEye's 3D printers are covered, because these machines are making defence-related items, or their work is commercially sensitive.
"None of these things – capital markets, defence, dual use items, has ever been mentioned in EU documents.
The European way of defence Reprints Related items Russia’s imperial yearningJun 22nd 2000But there is the rub.
The European way of defence Reprints Related items European defence: The French factorJun 22nd 2000Investment in these sorts of capabilities, carried out in co-ordinated fashion, would help strengthen both NATO and the EU.
This year's true defence budget including hidden items and cost-overruns may add up to something near 6% of GDP.
Reprints Related items Defence: The anti-DonNov 16th 2006 War crimes: Double whammyNov 16th 2006The scarcity of medals has also been blamed for the current shortage of American heroes.
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Defence and discretionary items represent just a third of spending, and Mr Obama has already planned to shrink both in nominal dollars by 2014, as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (with luck) wind down and the stimulus expires.
Correction: Law firms Reprints Related items Defence procurement: The Battle of the BudgetMay 3rd 2007 Britain's military power: From the Falklands to the GulfApr 4th 2007Successive governments have tried to kill carriers since the 1960s.
