What it wants to avoid is a parallel military structure acting outside its control.

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Offshore breakwater: structure parallel to the shore, usually positioned in the sea, that protects the shore from waves.

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In parallel, Alukkas is consolidating its corporate structure.

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"The Last Station" was adapted from the novel by Jay Parini, and its structure is fairly intricate parallel love stories (Tolstoy and Sofya, Valentin and Masha), plus interlocking triangles (Sofya and Chertkov contending for Tolstoy's soul, Sofya and Chertkov pumping Valentin for information about one another's grip on Tolstoy's property).

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