The stockpiling of war materials.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

This is far more useful competition than competition in stockpiling hydrogen bombs and all kinds of arms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Reflections on Khrushchov's Visit to U.S.A. and a Further Development of Soviet-Canadian Relations] Reference

John Edwards seems to be "stockpiling" in these parts.    From Wordnik.com.  [jokers to the right] Reference

The allegation is that oil companies are "stockpiling" leases on federal lands to drive up gas prices.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama's Dry Hole] Reference

Q Well, Mike, when you were involved in the crisis, you described the kind of stockpiling of chemical weapons that Iraq could do.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference

England U21 boss Pearce raps Chelsea for 'stockpiling' talent.    From Wordnik.com.  [tribalfootball.com] Reference

In India, religious beliefs generally discourage practices such as stockpiling and collecting organs from cadavers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloggers.Pakistan] Reference

Imagine being told that the "Big Solar" companies were "stockpiling" energy supplies by deliberately refusing to produce power at night.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Right Angle @ HumanEvents.com] Reference

'stockpiling' Australian houses and leaving them idle, and of outbidding young people at auctions.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

Stier says she's been stockpiling her vacation days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Accidental Activists] Reference

By training in camps and stockpiling food and weapons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Time Of Troubles] Reference

"People are stockpiling and watching a number of episodes in a row.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Prime Time's Now Your Time] Reference

Gangs of robbers and freelance thugs also were seen stockpiling weapons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Into Somalia] Reference

Thus we shall have more realistic plant-expansion and stockpiling goals.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference

Much of that increase was in autos, which saw a 2.5% gain in stockpiling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retail Sales Jumped in August] Reference

As you are stockpiling new skills make sure your virtual resume reflects that.    From Wordnik.com.  [New skills and contacts can help you deal with unemployment] Reference

Demand growth projections point to an eye-catching acceleration in stockpiling.    From Wordnik.com.  [China Plans Oil-Storage Spree] Reference

On the other hand, companies might try to pre-empt supplier shortages by stockpiling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Self-Inflicted Cyber Wound?] Reference

He said they were stockpiling grain in anticipation of the end of the ban on Dec. 31.    From Wordnik.com.  [Putin Extends Wheat-Export Ban] Reference

And they were stockpiling the sort of money that flows readily to three-term senators.    From Wordnik.com.  [The (D)oomed Party] Reference

Without armed transportation, many stores are stockpiling their funds in basement safes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shortchanged] Reference

Indeed, the Jordanians are already stockpiling fuel to prepare for the disruptions of war.    From Wordnik.com.  [IRAQ IN THE BALANCE] Reference

Meanwhile, the military is shopping for arms elsewhere and stockpiling its American supplies.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Pouring Money Down A Bad Hole'] Reference

Even some gun-rights supporters wonder whether stockpiling guns is best way to combat terrorism.    From Wordnik.com.  ['An Armed Society Is A Polite Society'] Reference

Commodities will continue to suffer from slower global growth and the end of stockpiling in China.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Liquidation Isn't Over] Reference

He's been stockpiling wine recently, alarmed by rumors of a possible ban on transporting liquids during the Games.    From Wordnik.com.  [Taking Away Olympic Fun] Reference

New Yorkers who spot this product at their local supermarket can be forgiven for stockpiling a package or two. —.    From Wordnik.com.  [Phase out of phosphate-laden detergents underway in New York] Reference

One U.S. concern is that Libya is stockpiling chemical weapons and manufacturing other weapons of mass destruction.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Former Face Of Evil] Reference

ALAN CHEUSE: In fact, I began stockpiling hot books this winter while the cold and snow was coming down around my ears.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fiction, Long And Short, For Summertime Escapes] Reference

As supplies have dwindled, hoarding has become a growing problem, despite government efforts to criminalize stockpiling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thor Halvorssen: A Rotting Chicken in Every Pot: Venezuela's Disastrous Food Policy] Reference

This year Japan declared it would begin stockpiling minerals indispensable for its automotive and high-tech manufacturing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why America’s Point Man On China Is Running Into a Wall] Reference

It's enough to make you wonder if we need to be building bridges to the 21st century or stockpiling gas masks to survive it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Every Man A Superpower] Reference

Israeli officials have complained for months about Hizbullah stockpiling weapons and looking for trouble in southern Lebanon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lebanon Hears a Twig Snap] Reference

If he's right, the city workers who nail up the plywood that keeps squatters out of these empty homes had better begin stockpiling nails.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fighting Foreclosures] Reference