"civilian" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- With the recent death of his influential father, however, Butler had lost much of his protection from his civilian superiors.
- He shrugged, in acceptance of orders from his civilian superiors, if not in actual agreement with them.
- Eventually, Gusahm would yield, however gracelessly, to the direct orders of his civilian superiors.
- I did not adequately inform my civilian superiors of the policy that I was putting forth.
- Without telling their civilian "superiors," the service chiefs had raised the standards for readiness right along with the Reagan buildup.
- Korb believes that this mismatch is the product of dishonesty in the military and inadequate control by "its civilian superiors" (due to Bill Clinton's political vulnerability).
- Rationing war news is a familiar problem among American military leaders and their civilian superiors.
- His strategy was approved of by civilian superiors such as the later Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
- And, I would add, a military that had gotten used to calling the shots and being obeyed by its civilian superiors.
- It was the First Space Lord's job to warn his civilian superiors of any worries he might entertain, after all.
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