The Defence Department's Defence Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) supported the creation of ARPANET, the predecessor of the internet, despite a lack of interest from the private sector.

尽管阿帕网—互联网的前身，对私营部门缺乏兴趣，国防部高级研究计划局还是支持它。

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The defence sector was due to bear the brunt of the cuts.

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Enterprise Minister Jim Mather said Moray was a defence sector orientated community.

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It added that while high levels of inflation in the defence sector could be partly blamed, the MoD had to take most of the responsibility for over-spending.

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