"brigade" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The joint Franco-German brigade (which started operations in October 1990 - see p. 38507) would be the core of a future European defence force, reportedly numbering up to 100,000, which could operate within the NATO arena.
- One of the first tasks of the defense council, which will have its headquarters in Paris, will be bringing together the 4,200-member joint brigade by next autumn.
- The countries formed a joint brigade in 1989, which was followed in 1992 by the establishment of Eurocorps, an expanded force that includes troops from Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg.
- The French-German idea is to enlarge their existing joint military brigade as a step toward creating a separate West European army.
- The two countries said they would bolster an existing joint brigade of 5,000 members as a step toward giving the region an independent defense capability.
- He says he thoroughly approves of the joint maneuevers carried out by France and Germany and of their joint brigade.
- The establishment with France of a joint military council and a joint brigade, to be stationed in West Germany under rotating command, has been a source of some irritation and befuddlement, especially in Britain.
- The agreement, to set up a joint brigade to disarm groups involved in clashes, appeared to have boosted the position of Mr. Yeltsin, the main rival of President Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
- It has also persuaded Germany to beef up an existing joint military brigade in the hope that in time it will form the core of a new European army.
- Progress on Joint Brigade The leaders also reported some progress on the idea of a joint military brigade, first suggested in June by Mr. Kohl.
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