territorial defence

collocation in English

meaningsofterritorialanddefence

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territorial
adjective
uk
/ˌter.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl/us
/ˌter.əˈtɔːr.i.əl/
relating ...
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defence
noun
uk
/dɪˈfens/us
/dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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(Definition ofterritorialanddefencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is not about collectiveterritorialdefence.
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Border controls andterritorialdefenceare two of the key attributes of the nation state.
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It alone remains responsible for the collectiveterritorialdefenceof its member states.
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We need to move away from staticterritorialdefencetowards flexible, mobile units.
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More concentration is to be given to mobile forces, away from static,territorialdefence.
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Aggression among badgers is largely associated withterritorialdefenceand mating.
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Sparring and more vicious fights generally result fromterritorialdefencein the breeding season.
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Mesites are vocal birds, with calls similar to passerine song, used forterritorialdefence.
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To accomplish this, the defence is organised on the doctrine ofterritorialdefence.
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Females may also participate interritorialdefencebut usually only against other females or juveniles.
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It is true that in the new strategic environment, military forces are also increasingly likely to be needed for crisis management tasks which fall short ofterritorialdefence.
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That will be difficult and painful for those who have concepts ofterritorialdefenceand have no expeditionary strategy or tradition of deployment in other countries.
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In bouts ofterritorialdefencethe male will face off with the other male and the female with her counterpart.
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It is an aggressive species, and strongly territorial during the breeding season, and both parents are involved interritorialdefence.
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Interritorialdefence, they give hissing calls, while "seet" seems to be a kind of specialized cowbird alert (see below).
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The male predominates in threat displays andterritorialdefence, and guards the female closely as she builds the nest.
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It is noteworthy, however, that the female is predominantly responsible for fry care, while the male is primarily involved interritorialdefence.
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These helpers participate interritorialdefenceand alarm calling, and in the feeding of nestlings and fledglings of the breeding pair.
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Groups typically contain several philopatric adult sons (and daughters) that are believed not to breed in their natal group and all group members participate interritorialdefence.
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Functionality appears to relate to protection of the face while feeding in, or moving through, dense vegetation, as well as to courtship display andterritorialdefence.
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Despite this, only the female ever feeds the young; the much larger males stay primarily for the purpose ofterritorialdefenceand protecting the female from predation.
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One study found that only 42% of the nestlings were sired by the male partner at the nest despite paternity guards such as pairing andterritorialdefence.
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