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  • verb militarize anew

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Examples

  • That argument ... is as limited as the belief in the Thirties that, by allowing Germany to remilitarise the Rhineland or take over the Sudetenland, we would satisfy Nazi ambitions ...

    David Cameron's lurch to the right 2006

  • That argument ... is as limited as the belief in the Thirties that, by allowing Germany to remilitarise the Rhineland or take over the Sudetenland, we would satisfy Nazi ambitions ...

    David Cameron the NeoCon 2006

  • France and especially to allowing Germany to rearm (helped by loans from these same banks), to reoccupy the Rhineland and remilitarise the Ruhr.

    Gilbert Keith Chesterton Maisie Ward 1932

  • I don't think Kerviel's in a position to remilitarise the Rhineland, or annexe Austria, but he's a smart guy, so you never know.

    The Guardian World News The Spoon 2010

  • The political parties must make it clear that Northern Ireland has moved on, they are united in their commitment to the rule of law, they are not going to remilitarise Northern Ireland's society and they are not going to treat these criminals as anything other than an irritant - they can pick off a few soldiers here, murder a few civilians there but they cannot be allowed to intimidate and entire society, to circumvent democratic institutions.

    Politics.ie - 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,48,49,50,52 2009

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