give security
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In his first address as acting president, a speech broadcast on television, Ranil Wickremesinghe said the order would give security forces sweeping powers to detain anyone who violates a nationwide, 24-hour curfew.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
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
Our national life has been a daily succession of victories since we fought for and won real peace and overcame the slavish notion that mere indolent quiescence could ever give security.
From The Message by Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew)
