Sentence examples for defences role from inspiring English sources

Truss also rejected calls for the Environment Agency to be stripped of its flood defences role [paywall], and said its operational ability over Christmas had not been affected by the absence of its chairman Sir Philip Dilley, who was on holiday in Barbados and later resigned after criticism.

"The military role and the Ministry of Defence role is to plan for contingencies.

To compensate, he argued, the EU should strengthen its defence role.

It has seized on natural disasters, such as earthquakes, to play an active civil-defence role.

Despite that, Mr Corbyn rejected demands for him to sack Mr Livingstone from his defence role.

But he says he favours more Nordic defence co-operation as well as moves to strengthen Europe's defence role.

It was reported that Lisa Nanday, shadow energy secretary, had been offered and turned down the defence role.

Slated for a move from her shadow defence role, given her pro-Trident views, Eagle replaces Dugher as shadow culture, media and sport secretary.

Perched on the edge of Europe near Russia, they backed things that give Eurosceptic nations, such as Britain, the shivers, for example a stronger defence role for Europe.

His claims prompted calls at a meeting of the parliamentary Labour party on Monday night for Livingstone to be sacked from his role as co-convenor of Labour's defence role.

Last month it was revealed that Andrews tried to appoint one of his long-term advisors to a key defence role in the week between Turnbull taking the leadership and announcing his new ministry.