Sentence examples for a retaliatory action from inspiring English sources

Few details are known, but it appeared to be a retaliatory action to defend Egypt against an upsurge in attacks by militants.

"And sometimes there's a retaliatory action, where a religious group has objected to a book and a parent might respond by objecting to the Bible," said LaRue.

The Devils' Jason Arnott was called for a tripping minor at 12 23 of the second period, a retaliatory action after the Avalanche's Eric Messier was penalized for holding.

Lt. Steffani Cacho, an army spokeswoman, said the attack might have been a "retaliatory action" by Abu Sayyaf after several of its leaders and members were either killed or arrested in a series of military and police operations in the past two weeks.

It's not viewed as a retaliatory action.

One day a broker will sue a landlord for such a retaliatory action.

The Iranian government put its military on high alert immediately after the strikes, but is believed to be awaiting a visit tomorrow from the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, before taking any retaliatory action.

They agreed to coordinate any retaliatory action against European-based airlines that fly internationally, like Air France and British Airways, and listed nine possible ways to do so.

A 21-year-old student in Kashmir University, who requested his name not be used to avoid any retaliatory action by the authorities, told India Ink that he endorsed Wednesday's suicide attack.

"How can a son not be informed of his father's death?" said Mirza Ahmed, a 23-year-old student at Kashmir University, who requested his first name not be used to avoid any retaliatory action by the authorities.

I am a man!," retaliatory action would be swift.