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  • noun Plural form of deployment.

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Examples

  • There are actually lots of not-so-normal circumstances in deployments today.

    The Angry Stage of Deployment - SpouseBUZZ 2009

  • O'Connor said that future long-term deployments of undercover police officers should be "pre-authorised" by the Office of the Surveillance Commissioners, which currently monitors covert surveillance by the state agencies.

    Police spies: watchdog calls for safeguards over 'intrusive tactic' 2012

  • I suspect that for many people, the only acceptable level of risk is “the least possible,” understanding that what is and is not ‘possible’ is sometimes subject to budgetary constraints – as seen in deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with inferior body armor.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Waco 2010

  • Meanwhile, Jordanian and UAE special forces and medical units have increased their battle readiness through long-term deployments in Afghanistan in recent years.

    Qatar Lines Up Behind U.N. Push Margaret Coker 2011

  • Nevertheless to call these deployments is idiotic.

    Under Apple’s Watchful Eye, Games and Business Applications - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Even the most gregarious soldiers can pull back into themselves after recurring combat situations and long-term deployments.

    No Mercy Lori Armstrong 2010

  • Even the most gregarious soldiers can pull back into themselves after recurring combat situations and long-term deployments.

    No Mercy Lori Armstrong 2010

  • Iraq is a huge success based on the escalation or "surge" or troop rotation or extended deployments or multiple long term deployments that mcbush has always wanted because he cares about the troops.

    Election Central Saturday Roundup 2009

  • Kachemak Bay is an ideal site for year-around instrument testing, long-term deployments, and protocol development and the science staff can provide on-site expertise on many advanced technologies, instrumentation, and protocols.

    Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Alaska 2008

  • What emerges from these various deployments is an idea of patriotism that at once motivates the political reformer, whom Shelley calls the "true patriot" in A Philosophical View of

    'A nation or a world': Patriotism in Shelley 2006

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