buildup

Never mind the huge buildup of clandestine operatives and secret warriors since 9/11.

The whole season for me was about the buildup to the wedding.

That sounds small, but the buildup of Hezbollah forces in Syria was gradual, too.

The core of the story is set against the backdrop of the Iraq invasion, the buildup, and the immediate aftermath.

Although USGA still operates, many LGBT undergrads feel it went down hill after an initial buildup.

But they did not alter the basic war orientation of their economies and they pressed on with the industrial-military buildup.

Of course it was another piece of callow whistling in the dark, but it was a buildup, too.

Finally, we shifted our emphasis from defense to domestic problems while our adversaries continued a massive buildup of arms.

In other free countries the defense buildup has created severe economic problems.

From the big buildup, he had had half a notion that the President himself might be there.