Sentence examples for In close order from inspiring English sources

After a relative lull in insider violence against Westerners, also known as green-on-blue attacks, two such attacks have come in close order.

The transaction follows in close order the sale of Citi's truck leasing unit to General Electric last fall for $4.4 billion and the earlier divestiture of its European vendor-finance leasing operation to CIT Group.

In close order behind him came the Green Party's Sian Berry on 3% followed by the Liberal Democrats' Caroline Pidgeon tied with Galloway on 2%.

Detroit won the cup in 1997 and 1998, but it takes three championships in close order to be considered a dynasty.

The ranks were full, a thousand men, marching in close order, moving with the military precision of veterans, and keeping time to the music of a full band".

When they reached the rich plain of Troy, they came up out of the sea in a long line on to the sands, at the place where the ships of the Myrmidons were drawn up in close order round the tents of Achilles.

He shaped them into a Zouave unit, specializing in close-order drills and wearing red kepis, blue shirts, gray Greek-style tunics, and baggy gray breeches.

As the county's residents read this news the 105th was engaged in the Battle of Perryville on Oct. 8, only 48 days after mustering and with no training in close-order drill; they lacked even a battle flag.

The Yankee soldiers had not been told to fortify their positions — in fact they were ordered not to — which left them camping in the open like Boy Scouts, while daily instruction was given in close-order drill, weapons training and latrine building.

The researcher and manager of each facility worked in close collaboration in order to make the distribution of questionnaires as well as the administration and collection thereof as hassle free as possible to the residents.

The front was too small: some men, finding no fighting room, withdrew; the rest, in too close order, made a perfect target for arrows.