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foreign soil

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meanings of foreignand soil


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foreign
adjective
uk /ˈfɒr.ən/ us /ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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soil
noun
uk /sɔɪl/ us /sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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This use of miasma theory shows how closely the link between disease, drug, and poison depends on imperialist constructions of foreignsoil and the people who live on it.
To pursue this policy one must face the fact that bases on foreignsoil are to some extent a wasting asset.
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They must therefore be prepared to face this: that the expenditure would be just as justifiable if the money were expended on a foreignsoil.
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We do not have anything to do, generally speaking—with one or two exceptions, which are not material—with any crimes committed on foreignsoil.
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The land in the tax-free zone would be foreignsoil.
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For all tax purposes the port would be viewed as being on foreignsoil.
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Is it not a disadvantage to have a stopping place of this kind on foreignsoil?
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It is the first time in history that women have been sent abroad to help to fight a war on foreignsoil.
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Can it not be arranged to have these exercises on foreignsoil?
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The worker will always fight more heroically in defence of his own soil than on foreignsoil.
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That is the usual practice for forces operating on foreignsoil.
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I have said very little about the fate of ponies once they reach foreignsoil.
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We know that when soldiers are stationed on foreignsoil without their families trouble occurs.
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Exteriors and so on have to be taken on foreignsoil.
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The police have footage of offences, both in this country and on foreignsoil, following which there has been no conviction.
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I understand that if we export a variety suitable for growing on foreignsoil there are safeguards against it being pirated.
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Whether bases are established on home soil, colonial soil or foreignsoil also seems to me to be quite irrelevant to the argument.
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I take the point that a court might well regard it in the best interests of the child to remain on foreignsoil after a certain time.
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If a war crime is committed on foreignsoil—and we know of the ugly and sad cases which have occurred in recent times—the soldiers concerned should be tried.
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