Sentence examples for a skeleton force from inspiring English sources

NATO has just a skeleton force deployed to its member countries that share a border with Russia.

By the end of each summer, however, they would all return home, leaving him with a skeleton force to defend his gains.

Gen. Martin H. Foery, commander of the 42d Division, that most troops would be al lowed to spend Sunday at home, and that only a skeleton force would be kept on duty.

If a teaching program for adults and children is part of the educational pattern of the institution, at least a skeleton force of teachers or part-time instructors who come in and conduct classes is necessary.

For the core of his landing force, MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs of Staff selected the 1st Marine Division (a skeleton force brought up to strength by activating marine reserves and stripping another division of men and matériel) and the 7th Infantry Division (the Eighth Army's remaining infantry division, strengthened by Korean fillers and American soldiers shipped from the United States).

A skeleton force left in charge had no trouble keeping order.

Until a few months ago, there was only a skeleton police force here, its officers underpaid and poorly motivated.

Sexual selection pressure on syringeal performance therefore imposes additional costs on the syringeal skeleton, forcing it to adapt to avoid bone fracture.

Even the night editors had left, forcing a skeleton crew to decide whether to rush something into the paper, or risk being scooped.

A generation ago, the press offices of local councils, health authorities and police forces were a skeleton of those today.

In a growing skeleton, these forces are transferred further onto growth plates that are subsequently asymmetrically activated [ 4– 6].