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Billeting will represent one of the problems, he believes.
Think Progress » DOJ Cites Powell’s Past Support For DADT To Defend The Policy In Court 2010
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I went on into Carlepont, and made myself useful to the Billeting Officer.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider William Henry Lowe Watson
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Billeting party given an hour's start, travelling ahead of the point to get billets and dinner arranged.
The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Harry H. Mead
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Billeting Bill, hopes were entertained to the last that some method of solution would be eventually discovered that would avert the disaster of revolution.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, April, 1886 Various
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It was actually used by the Scots parliament of 1662 in proceeding on the Billeting Act, a measure proposed by Middleton to secure the ostracism of Lauderdale and other political opponents who were by secret-vote declared incapable of public office.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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These accommodations are usually under the supervision of the Billeting Officer, who makes the assignments and charges a nominal fee for the services provided.
The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 United States. Dept. of Defense
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The Billeting Act was repudiated by the king, and the ballot was not again heard of till 1705, when Fletcher of
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Billeting has gained for the soldier many friends, and towns that have become accustomed to his presence look sadly forward to the day when he will leave them for the front, where no kind landlady will be at hand to transform raw beef and potatoes into beef pudding or potato pie.
The Amateur Army Patrick MacGill 1926
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Billeting parties under command of Division Billeting Officer proceeded to new area at 9: 00 a. m., 21st of September.
History 119th Infantry, 60th Brigade, 30th Division, U.S.A. Operations in Belgium and France, 1917-1 1918
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Billeting was not so easy now, for we were ordered to treat the inhabitants as neutrals, and when they objected we couldn't handle the situation as we did later on in Germany.
War in the Garden of Eden Kermit Roosevelt 1916
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