Sentence examples for a serious war from inspiring English sources

We need a serious war effort.

"This was not a serious war," he said, shaking his head.

Just imagine if the next president were to wage a serious war on malaria.

A serious war conducted by a government requires structure, discipline and a degree of centralisation.

"It is a serious war zone … no one has really struck oil, but we know it is out there.

With our nation engaged in a serious war, Roosevelt did not campaign around the country calling for tax cuts.

It could be asked whether starting a war that breached international law was not a more serious war crime than the barbarity with which a legal war was conducted.

Put them in the middle of a really serious war, and you have my favourite of them all, MASH.

If Nato does not intend to destroy it, it would be better to stop now, to prevent a more serious war with incalculable consequences.

Apart from the struggle against the Hittites, there were punitive expeditions against Edom, Moab, and Negeb and a more serious war against the Libyans, who were constantly trying to invade and settle in the delta; it is probable that Ramses took a personal part in the Libyan war but not in the minor expeditions.

But while he has sought a resolution of the Syrian civil war, Mattis in 2013 warned against Americanizing what would be a "very, very serious war".