Sentence examples for interest of defense from inspiring English sources

Territorial readjustments were carried out in the interest of defense, and a modern administrative organization the intendant system, of French origin and already operating in Spain itself was introduced.

That serves the interests of defense contractors, who make most of their money after production contracts are signed, but it can mean increased costs for taxpayers and unexpected problems for troops in the field.

The Government has special powers (including vetoing resolutions, blocking investments or imposing special terms and conditions) when it determines there is an actual threat to the interests of defense or national security, and more restricted powers in relation an actual threat to the public interest in the energy, transport and communications sectors.

While the retired generals and admirals moving into the private sector in general do not appear to be breaking any rules, their path does raise important questions about the intersection of national security and the interests of defense companies that stand to make billions of dollars.

Alaskans and defense contractors must put aside short-term opportunism in the interest of national defense and the Russian alliance.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, government agencies are exempt from disclosing records in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.

We know very little about its specific manifestations in foreign cultures; we understand almost nothing about the neurological basis of its expression; we are without forward-looking strategies for its mastery and mobilization in the interest of national defense.

is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.

Mr. Lewis said Mr. Casso's plea bargain and his role as an informer were undermined by the conflicts of interest of a defense lawyer chosen for him by prosecutors.

The era of the lawsuits came to an effective end in 1917, when the Wright patents expired in France and the U.S. government created a patent pool in the interest of national defense.

A few months ago it was suggested in the interest of civil defense that men might soon wear radiation tabulators on their wrists, like watches, & more recently a proposal was made that metal-detectors be placed in the entranceway of airplanes to monitor the contents of passengers' pockets... View Article By Jelani Cobb By David Remnick By Jia Tolentino By Joan Acocella.