Sentence examples for a minimal force. from inspiring English sources

A minimal force would reflect the Afghans' traditional aversion to foreign troops.

But Philip could afford to send only a minimal force to aid the Irish rebels.

Mr. Bush clung to Mr. Rumsfeld's misguided idea that a minimal force could not only capture Baghdad but could also hold, stabilize and rebuild an entire country.

After increasing U.S. troop levels to about 100,000 in 2011, Obama was determined to leave a minimal force when he departed office.

A White House decision to field a minimal force might add to the already formidable list of difficulties with Mr. Karzai.

In a longtime strategy, China never tried to compete with the United States and Russia in the nuclear arms race, instead maintaining a minimal force, estimated at perhaps 18 intercontinental missiles.

It was also noticed that the arrival time had a minimal effect on the axial force variation and shear demand.

Another defense witness today was Ira Kanfer, an associate medical examiner for the State of Connecticut, who said that the injury that killed Mr. Costin, a ruptured artery at the base of his brain, could have been caused by a single blow with minimal force.

Every step within this process requires a light touch and minimal force.

Based on estimates of muscle force magnitudes from electromyography studies, the lines of action of resultant force vectors in the apprehension position are more anterior and at their lowest level for glenohumeral stability, explaining why a quick and trivial action involving minimal force such as putting on a T-shirt may lead to repeated dislocations after ASI [ 12, 13].

In the case of a thinner LPL, only a small force is exerted on the top of the HPL, leading to a minimal relaxation force of strain in the HPL pores.