Examples of use of eastern bloc
1. The Government had predicted only 13,000 from the former Eastern Bloc would move here each year.
2. Mr Bailey added: "It‘s a levelling up that‘s affecting all markets in the former Eastern Bloc.
3. At the time he was on a tour of the Eastern bloc.
4. During the first year after the former Eastern Bloc workers were allowed in, only 7,000 were receiving state handouts.
5. Hamas has acquired antitank missiles from the Eastern bloc, although the exact models and capabilities are not known.