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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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We're improving what we in the military call our "tooth-to-tail ratio". This means we are reducing resources devoted to support functions and moving resources to operations-to the sharp end.  2, record 1, English, - tooth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio

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... by 1999, the field force as a per cent of the Regular army numbers will have increased to 75 per cent as compared to 62 per cent in 1994 - a better tooth-to-tail ratio.  3, record 1, English, - tooth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio

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tooth-to-tail ratio: term in use at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.  4, record 1, English, - tooth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Nous améliorons ce que nous appelons chez les militaires notre ratio «dents-queue». Cela veut dire que nous réduisons les ressources consacrées au soutien logistique et que nous les affectons plutôt aux opérations, c'est-à-dire aux dents.  1, record 1, French, - ratio%20dents%2Dqueue

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ratio dents-queue : terme en usage au Collège des Forces canadiennes à Toronto.  2, record 1, French, - ratio%20dents%2Dqueue

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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The proportion of combat forces to administrative/logistic support in a nation's armed forces and in specific military organizations, such as divisions, air wings, and fleets.  2, record 2, English, - teeth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio

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"Teeth" refers to the fighting forces--the ships, aircraft, tanks, and personnel who will wage war and carry out other operational missions. "Tail" represents the infrastructure--military bases, health care and daycare benefits, environmental cleanup, the defense industrial base, and all the other enormous support and logistical resources that undergird fighting forces.  1, record 2, English, - teeth%2Dto%2Dtail%20ratio

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Il est vrai que l'OTAN jouit d'une supériorité numérique pour les forces terrestres déployées au contact immédiat du rideau de fer. Mais une forte proportion de ces troupes sert au [soutien logistique (la «queue» par opposition aux troupes de combat les «dents»)], car l'OTAN doit défendre collectivement une zone très étendue et qui ne constitue pas, comme le Pacte de Varsovie, un bloc géographique. Les forces armées soviétiques ont ainsi toujours bénéficié d'un ratio supérieur de troupes combattantes par rapport au personnel de soutien logistique (le ratio «dents-queue».).  1, record 2, French, - ratio%20dents%2Dqueue

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish