Sentence examples for achieved a war from inspiring English sources

Despite beginning 1917 as a family farmer who had been unsuccessful in several business ventures, Truman achieved a war record and leadership experience that supported his postwar political career in Missouri.

"At the time," she has recalled, "all I could think about was that I knew they were trying really hard to legitimize an invasion, and they were willing to use this new intelligence to twist arms, perhaps blackmail delegates, so they could tell the world they had achieved a consensus for war".

A successful drawing for me is usually achieved by a war of attrition rather than a coup de grace.

Safeguarding the contribution of expertise to policymaking won't be achieved through a war of words, but through sustained reflection on the changing practices of academic impact.

They want to achieve a race war".

We have achieved a huge amount since the war ended.

So he found a different theatre for his holy war and achieved a different sort of martyrdom.

Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium's prime minister, was elevated to the lofty position of permanent president of the European Council.Mexico's government in December achieved a rare success in its war on drugs when troops killed Arturo Beltrán Leyva, a leading trafficker.

We have the ability to tell Congress to exercise their power, hold oversight hearings, compel our policymakers and military leaders to explain exactly what our military is after and what they hope to achieve in a war that is killing thousands and costing upwards of $1 trillion by the end of Obama's first term.

Before World War I he had achieved a worldwide reputation.

By the advent of World War I, Lord Alfred had achieved a considerable reputation as a writer of sonnets.