This alarms many in Britain, a country seen as indispensable to the construction of a serious European defence force.

这点令很多英国人警觉起来。英国被认为是欧洲防御力量建设中不可或缺的国家。

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The soldiers fought bravely in defence of their country.

士兵们为保卫他们的国家英勇作战。

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This old shrine was dedicated to the memory of the ancient soldiers killed in the defence of the country.

这座古祠是为纪念古代为国捐躯的士兵们而修建的。

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Mr Aziz found room to placate, if not satisfy, his military masters: defence spending is to rise 10%, more than Pakistan can afford but less than the near 30% rise in the larger defence budget of the country's adversary, India.

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In the run-up to Mrs Clinton's visit both Mexico's ambassador to the United States and the general in charge of its defence college declared that the country needed international help to win the drug war.

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The joint security treaty that Japan signed with the United States in 1960 remains the cornerstone of the country's defence policy.

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