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  • Stirrup is due formally to stand down as Chief of the Defense Staff at the end of this week.

    British Government Says 'Progress Made' in Afghanistan 2010

  • Stirrup is due formally to stand down as Chief of the Defense Staff at the end of this week.

    British Government Says 'Progress Made' in Afghanistan 2010

  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup is a good man but I wonder how he would defend the cost of the RAF's expensive Eurofighter/Typhoon aircraft, large numbers of which we don’t need, alongside the amount of money allocated to Moore to try to sort out the problem of the inadequate armour protection on the Snatch Land Rover.

    Coffins on wheels Richard 2006

  • And when he is minded to ride me, he bindeth on his feet a thing of iron called Stirrup [FN#138] and layeth on my back another thing called Saddle, which he fasteneth by two Girths passed under my armpits.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • With William busy being briefed on counterinsurgency warfare by Chief of the Defense Staff Sir Jock Stirrup as part of his special forces training, Kate skated onto a roller rink in yellow hot pants, a green sequined top, and pink leg warmers—all in the name of charity.

    William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

  • Stirrup, who also served as the boad's vice chairman in 2008, has not yet announced whether he will seek reelection.

    Genthner to run for Prince William supervisor seat Jennifer Buske 2011

  • June 2010 Fox annoys Downing Street by announcing that Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, chief of the defence staff, will resign before his term ends.

    Liam Fox orders MoD probe to trace which official leaked letter Nicholas Watt 2010

  • With William busy being briefed on counterinsurgency warfare by Chief of the Defense Staff Sir Jock Stirrup as part of his special forces training, Kate skated onto a roller rink in yellow hot pants, a green sequined top, and pink leg warmers—all in the name of charity.

    William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the outgoing chief of the defence staff, also attended.

    Hillary Clinton 'worried' by UK defence cuts Nicholas Watt 2010

  • Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the outgoing chief of the defence staff, also attended.

    MoD pays extra £2.7bn for unwanted Typhoons Richard Norton-Taylor 2010

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