give security
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Activists, however, say the state of emergency provisions are so nebulous that they give security officials unfettered latitude.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2021
The government declared the eastern bank liberated on Jan. 24, but paused the offensive to give security forces a chance to recuperate.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2017
Other efforts broadly aimed at containing foreign influences include new national-security and counterterrorism laws that outline threats to China’s interests and give security forces stronger legal footing to curb them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2016
In a report to the court, anthropologist, Irma Alicia Velasquez Nimatuj said "The military outposts were installed in the region to give security to the landowner's farms and to take possession of the lands. "
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2016
He is required to give security on this appointment, from the governor, to the amount of 10,000l. currency.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
