Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of sustaining; maintenance; support; also, one who or that which sustains or supports.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of sustaining; maintenance; support.
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- noun The act of
sustaining something
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
Etymologies
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Examples
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In their paper, the officers argue that the United States has to move from "containment" - the foreign policy established after World War II to limit the expansion and influence of the Soviet Union - to what they call "sustainment" or sustainability.
NYT > Home Page By JIM DWYER 2011
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GRANGE: Well, there's really emergency response requirements that are necessary, and then there are some long-term sustainment support.
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Oct 1/08: A not-to-exceed $523.4 million contract for "total system support for the C-17 to include program management, sustaining logistics, material and equipment management, sustaining engineering, depot level aircraft maintenance, engine management, long term sustainment planning, Air Logistics Center partnering support, depot activation, and support of USAF and FMS operators of the C-17."
Defense Industry Daily Joe Katzman 2010
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Oct 1/08: A not-to-exceed $523.4 million contract for "total system support for the C-17 to include program management, sustaining logistics, material and equipment management, sustaining engineering, depot level aircraft maintenance, engine management, long term sustainment planning, Air Logistics Center partnering support, depot activation, and support of USAF and FMS operators of the C-17."
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These interceptors and a healthy industrial base are needed for flight-testing and long-term sustainment of the GMD system.
The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines Michael R. Turner 2010
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Oct 1/08: A not-to-exceed $523.4 million contract for "total system support for the C-17 to include program management, sustaining logistics, material and equipment management, sustaining engineering, depot level aircraft maintenance, engine management, long term sustainment planning, Air Logistics Center partnering support, depot activation, and support of USAF and FMS operators of the C-17."
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Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership contract, including program management; sustaining logistics; material and equipment management; sustainment engineering; depot level aircraft maintenance; engine management; long term sustainment planning; air logistics center partnering support; depot activation; and support of Air Force and Foreign Military Sales operator of the C-17.
Defense Industry Daily Joe Katzman 2010
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Gen. George W. Casey Jr., chief of staff of the Army, said the growth at the installation is key to the long-term sustainment of the Army.
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Oct 1 / 08: A not-to-exceed $523.4 million contract for "total system support for the C-17 to include program management, sustaining logistics, material and equipment management, sustaining engineering, depot level aircraft maintenance, engine management, long term sustainment planning, Air Logistics Center partnering support, depot activation, and support of USAF and FMS operators of the C-17."
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While these challenges have not yet undermined CST readiness, if NGB efforts are unsuccessful, the progress of newer teams could be impeded and the long-term sustainment of the CST program put at greater risk.
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