Economy was the watchword of this proposal, for each major served as a company commander, and line officers performed all staff duties except those of chaplain, surgeon, and surgeon's mate.
en.wikipedia.org Transparency and traceability are the watchwords; at least, that's the theory.
www.bbc.co.uk Their watchword was that no care should be taken of hands or voice, there should be no interest in publicity, and musical values should prevail.
en.wikipedia.org Human rights, respect, fairplay and dignity are the new watchwords and any enterprise that is operating outside these boundaries are hereby put on notice.
www.macleans.ca Solidarity and awareness became watchwords, first in literary and student circles, then in the socialist/syndicalist underground, and finally, in the media and the government.
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