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  • initialism cheerleading National Cheerleader's Association
  • initialism government, US National Command Authority

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  • Designed to impose greater centralized control over the Khan Research Laboratories and the Pakistani Atomic Energy Commission, the NCA is headed by Musharraf and vice-chaired by Pakistan's Prime Minister, and is divided into two units — for nuclear weapons and for nuclear scientific personnel — each led by a three-star general.

    Tick, Tick, Tick 2004

  • Designed to impose greater centralized control over the Khan Research Laboratories and the Pakistani Atomic Energy Commission, the NCA is headed by Musharraf and vice-chaired by Pakistan's Prime Minister, and is divided into two units — for nuclear weapons and for nuclear scientific personnel — each led by a three-star general.

    Tick, Tick, Tick 2004

  • The MPs also argue that once the Olympic Games are over the Metropolitan police should hand over its national counter-terrorism role to the new National Crime Agency NCA, which is due to be fully functioning by the end of 2013.

    Police reform threatened by ministers' failure, MPs warn 2011

  • After not completing a bid video and losing five members of an already-too-small squad, the Southern Jaguars limped into February with some squad members still clinging to the idea of NCA Nationals.

    Cheer! Kate Torgovnick 2008

  • “Wichita State,” calls an NCA staffer by the stage door.

    Cheer! Kate Torgovnick 2008

  • After not completing a bid video and losing five members of an already-too-small squad, the Southern Jaguars limped into February with some squad members still clinging to the idea of NCA Nationals.

    Cheer! Kate Torgovnick 2008

  • “Wichita State,” calls an NCA staffer by the stage door.

    Cheer! Kate Torgovnick 2008

  • The demonstration by the NCA, which is lobbying for a new constitution in Zimbabwe, was also intended to protest last week's forced closure of the country's only independent daily newspaper.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • The NCA is a coalition of civic, church and political bodies set up to help Zimbabwe come up with a democratic and home-grown constitution.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • The NCA is a grouping of political parties, civic bodies, church groups, academics, students and workers unions.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

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