fragmented

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But in the longer term fragmented, divided, accountable-to-no-one-but-the-president, un-transparent, corrupt and internally feuding armed forces could all too easily be sent off to fight to satisfy internal power struggles.

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  1. Broken into fragments; specifically, in biology, broken or separated into parts each of which forms a new individual. See fragmentation. A few streptococci and isolated filaments are found in the exudate of the catarrhal bronchitis and in the alveoli filled with fragmented leukocytes and organizing exudate. Jour. Exper. Med., Oct 25, 1900, p. 162.

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  • Belk contends that Wi-Fi will continue to be fragmented, available in limited places, and expensive. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • If your hard drive was almost full or badly fragmented, then you may see problems with virtual memory. —  VideoHelp.com Forum
  • Existing systems are very fragmented, and typically include only a small minority of information such as prescriptions. —  QandO
  • Its leadership is aging and fragmented, and its anti-terror line was criticised as too harsh in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.
  • NATO is becoming fragmented, and fragmented alliances are useless. —  CTV News RSS Feed
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