Sentence examples for state of defence from inspiring English sources

For British ministers like Hutton, the picture is made darker still by the disastrous state of defence finances.

The challenges with GoCo will be connected to the current state of defence procurement which has a complex supply chain and numerous legacy programmes.

In state of defence, the Chancellor would become commander-in-chief of the Bundeswehr.

Ramillies, Offus and Autre-Eglise were all packed with troops and put in a state of defence, with alleys barricaded and walls loop-holed for muskets.

Orders were received by the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade at 17:50 to put Tel el Saba "in a state of defence" against the possibility of more counterattacks.

The replacement was controversial and led to speculation that it was politically motivated by Lane's criticism of the Ministry of Defence and public contradiction of Geoff Hoon, then Secretary of State for Defence, over the readiness of troops.

Appointments are usually made on the recommendation of the British Secretary of State for Defence and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

"This is an act of aggression and will you ask the Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to make a statement about what Her Majesty's Government will do to ensure these illegal incursions into British sovereign waters are stopped forthwith?" The Commons Leader said the Government had protested to Spain through diplomatic channels.

When James Callaghan became prime minister in 1976, he made Gilbert minister of state for defence, in charge of procurement, a position he held until 1979.

When secretary of state for defence Michael Heseltine stormed out of the cabinet over Westland in 1986, Younger took over a job for which he had hungered.

Thatcher said she expected "great things" of the up and coming Tory boy, and during his time in office Portillo served as Shadow Chancellor and Secretary of State for Defence, among a host of other positions.