Moreover, since the army was 2, 000 men under strength when that was supposedly around 104, 000, in mid-2005, it is only a little lighter now that the authorised complement is just under 102, 000.
It is under-strength, under-manned, but more than anything, under-funded.
The under-strength team also sees Partick Thistle goalkeeper Jonathan Tuffey selected ahead of Alan Mannus.
Ulster fielded an under-strength team with internationals Paddy Wallace, Tom Court and Stephen Ferris rested.
Juan de Jongh and Jongi Nokwe crossed to send the under-strength Springboks into half-time with a 12-point lead.
The under-strength Reds had travelled to Lithuania without four key players - Jacob Mingorance, Paul Wanless, Chris Holloway and goalkeeper Duncan Roberts.
United's policy of fielding under-strength teams backfired when they suffered the ignominy of tumbling out to York City over two legs in October 1995.
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Napoli are fourth in the Serie A but, even with a mostly first-team line-up, were struggling to find a way through their under-strength opponents.
But the hosts created precious little against an under-strength Wasps who were missing Simon Shaw, Dave Walder, Ben Jacobs, Rikki Flutey and Richard Haughton.
An under-strength Canada suffered a monumental 102-8 defeat by Australia A last month and their Rugby Canada select suffered a second-half collapse against Scotland last weekend.
Jonny Wilkinson's side raced into an early lead as a superb try from Rory Lamont and another from Matt Henjak put the under-strength visitors in charge.
But Arsenal looked anything but under-strength in a vibrant first 45 minutes that brought a host of chances at both ends and a deserved lead for Wenger's side.
This peak of form had passed when Wales toured in 1998, but an under-strength Wales squad, who had recently sacked coach Kevin Bowring, were humiliated 96-13 in Pretoria.
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Coach Gareth Jenkins has come under fire in Australia for bringing such an under-strength squad, but he insisted the players are good enough to the trouble their hosts.
Former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer, who took his side to World Cup glory in 1991, said he is tired of northern hemisphere teams bringing under-strength squads on tour.
Fowler got on to the end of Jermaine Pennant's cross to head home his second at the far post, but Liverpool's under-strength side was very much second best and Galatasaray deserved the win.
And despite the latest plan to avoid such an eventuality, Sri Lanka Cricket have expressed concern about the possibility of West Indies fielding an under-strength team, which could have a knock-on effect on their TV revenue.
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Capello will have been happy with how his under-strength side stuck to their task in searing heat, but Brazil had too much class and quality for England, who could not overcome the absence of so many high-profile stars.
The only slight note of discord came from West Ham manager Avram Grant, who said he might frown on an opposing manager fielding an under-strength side at the end of the season when Premier League survival is at stake.
The Springboks arrived at the same venue with an under-strength side, starting with three new caps, two more on the bench, plus four other men who had been left out in the cold since choosing to play their club rugby outside South Africa.
Political experts, however, say it will be hard for McCain to gather strength under the caucus system, in which voters convene in 2, 100 precinct meetings across the state to signal their preferences.
"The festival has grown from strength to strength under the caring and watchful eyes of Neville and Jenny Thomas and we are indebted to the family for hosting this wonderful festival at their home for so many years, " said Bernard Harris, Welsh Food Festival chairman.
Major technology companies came under pressure amid renewed strength in the Japanese yen.
During his time on the sidelines, England retained the urn with a resounding 3-1 win down under, and the strength of the pace attack would seemingly leave Onions behind James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Tremlett, Steve Finn and Tim Bresnan in the pecking order.
The armed forces have indeed been shrunk, but not without hiccups: army strength, under the peace accords, was to be cut by a third, to 31, 000, but then the generals suddenly claimed it was only 35, 000 anyway, so much smaller cuts were in order.
"It's been very encouraging, we've got a lot of fitness, strength and conditioning under our belt, " he said.
The chief geopolitical risk, which Mr Cookson underscores, is a longer-term one, but a process already under way: the very strength of emerging economies is altering power relations among states.
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